Taking Notes from the Thais.
Thailand is a well known business and leisure destination located in the prosperous region of South East Asia. The country conjures different meanings to different people. Among many Nigerians, Thailand is known for its parboiled rice for which the country spends $US700million every year in rice import to feed its 160 million people. It is also known as a popular route in the hard drug business. To some others especially in Europe, it is a leisure destination popular for its 'gogo bars', massage parlors and romantic beaches. No matter how you look at it, Thailand has grown to become one of the Asian Tigers, with well developed infrastructure, massive foreign direct investment and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world. Could it be said that the country was lucky? I dont think so! Could it then have been by dint of hard work, focussed leadership and a government determined to get its people out of poverty? It may not be eldorado yet but I see the country getting