BANGKOK: As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself an $872,000 treat -- a lime-green Lamborghini.Yod picked up the customised Huracan EVO supercar in Bangkok, a city of billionaires with a luxury economy unbroken by the crisis ripping through Thailand's wider economy.With tourism and exports in freefall, Thailand's growth could shrivel by as much as 10 percent this year, dumping millions into unemployment.But in a split-screen economy, there are plenty with immunity to the economic scourge caused by COVID-19.Thailand is home to the ninth most billionaires anywhere, according to the China-based Hurun Report's Global Rich List 2020.Among those with deep pockets is Yod, full name Thanakorn Mahanontharit -- who was undeterred by Thailand's "crazy" supercar import taxes of up to 80 percent when he made his March purchase."This car makes me feel like David Beckham," the genial Bangkok-based petro-chemicals businessman told … [Read more...] about Supercars and champagne: Bangkok’s rich purr through pandemic
