Two Myanmar workers in Thailand win 6 million baht in Thai government lottery

Two Myanmar workers residing in Thailand have each won the first prize of 6 million baht in the Thai government lottery drawn on July 16, Ko Ye Myint (AAC), leader of MHAC (Migrant Health Assistance Coordination Committee), which assists Myanmar migrant workers, told Mizzima. It was learned that one of the winners is a couple from Minbya Township, Rakhine State, and the other is a young person from Yangon. According to MHAC, the young person from Yangon had only been in Thailand for a few months and won the 6 million baht first prize on their first purchase of the Thai government lottery, it is said. Both winners requested assistance from the MHAC alliance for prize money collection, and the alliance announced that they completed the prize money withdrawal on the same day, July 17, and transferred it to the winners. Furthermore, MHAC stated that they will continue to assist with money transfers to family members in Myanmar. According to MHAC, this is the 69th time that the 6 million baht first prize lottery money has been collected with assistance since AAC began its support, and it is the 11th time that two first prize tickets have been collected together, it was learned. Ko Ye Myint said that the winners donated funds to enable the MHAC alliance to continue its long-term work, and also provided support for the organization's members and refugees sheltering at the office.