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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Devjyot Ghoshal, Juarawee Kittisilpa and Orathai Sriring

Analysis-Thai household debt in election focus as millions in 'endless struggle'

Kavita Wongyakasem, a small business owner, reacts as she finds out that her bank account is insufficient to pay her bills at her house in Nonthaburi province on the outskirt of Bangkok, Thailand, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Kavita Wongyakasem runs a small business in Bangkok, owns a two-storey house on the outskirts of the Thai capital, drives a pick-up truck, and sends her two daughters to good schools.

But every day is a desperate struggle to find the money to keep her household afloat, said the 48-year-old, whose business provides services for a big energy company.

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