Three Thais are on Forbes billionaires list

(BangkokPost.com)
The wealth of three Thai billionaires has earned them places in the 2007 Forbes Billionaires List which was released in New York on Friday.

Of 946 billionairs around the world, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi ranked 264th, with reported net assets worth 3.4 billion dollars. Chaleo Yoovidhya ranked 279th, with net assets worth 3.1 billion dollars. Dhanin Chearavanont and family ranked 390th, with net assets worth 2.4 billion dollars.

Mr Charoen, 62, owns Thai Beverage company, the producer of Chang Beer. He also owns Plaza Athenees in New York City and Bangkok.

Mr Chaleo, 75, has grown from beverages industry. He and his Austrian colleague are creators of Red Bull. The Yoovidhya family also owns 170 million dollars sales of TC Pharmaceuticals, a producer of energy drinks, and part of a private hospital chain. His son Chalerm owns a leading wine producer in Asia, the Siam Winery.

Mr Dhanin, 67, and family are one of the world's largest suppliers of animal feed. They also do retail, telecom and other businesses.

The wealthiest person on earth, again, is William Gates who has net assets of 56 billion dollars. This is the 13th straight year that Gates ranks the top of the list. The second richest person is Warren Buffet, with net assets of 52 billion dollars. Carlos Slim Helu from Mexico is the third richest person in the world, with net assets of 49 billion dollars.

In Asia, the richest person is Lakshmi Mittal from India, with net assets worth 32 billion dollars, who ranks the 5th on the list. Li Ka-shing from Hong Kong, who ranks the 9th in the world's list, ranks the second in Asia, with net assets worth 23 billion dollars. The third richest person in Asia, who ranks the 14th on the word's list, is Mulesh Ambani from India, with net assets worth 20.1 billion dollars.

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