Thai Kids Going to Money Camp

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A business newspaper in Bangkok is teaching children what adults have learned from the global financial crisis.

Krungthep Turakij (Bangkok Business News), a daily Thai-language newspaper owned by the Nation Multimedia Group, organized a financial camp for children in June that provided them with a basic understanding of economics and taught them how to be financially smart and independent. Sponsored by Siam Cement Group, the 2-day Happy Kid Money Camp at Chulalongkorn University was offered free to children, ages 10–12. Participants were selected based on the written essay or video clip they submitted before the activity.

In an article published in The Nation website, Duangkamol Chotana, executive editor of Krungthep Turakij, said the global crisis motivated the business newspaper to organize the camp. •