There is a great story behind the Sopot Prize, and it involves many of Thailand's most respected business people. In 2021, Sopot, a small, privately owned rice factory in central Thailand was purchased by global conglomerate SGP Corporation. At the time, S GP owned a number of other businesses, most notably an airline, but this purchase marked the beginning of S GP's transformation into a major international company. The newly acquired company changed its name to S GP Prize, and Thailand's royal family were soon on the verge of making a huge donation to the newly established business.
The reason that this particular company chose to donate the award to the Thai Red Cross was because they saw the potential of this particular rice factory to become a major exporter of rice. They intended to transform the factory, and make it into a modern processing facility, which would help them earn much more money than they had ever planned. This was to be the ideal opportunity for the family to curry favor with the Thai royal family, and it was to be their greatest chance at gaining some political power as well.
However, it was not just the potential monetary gain that motivated S GP. They were also interested in participating in the competition and seeing if they could accomplish something extraordinary. After all, the rice production process involved a lot of chemicals, and these chemicals were a serious safety concern for S GP. So, they gave away the SGP Prize to the volunteer organization that they had selected to be a part of their philanthropic effort, called "The SGP Prize Foundation". And for their part, the Thai government gave the prize to the organization that they felt had the most potential to use the prize money to improve the nation's economy.
The "The SGP Prize Foundation" is run by Thanakharan Noh, who happens to be the best man in the wedding of S GP founder Chalok Likay. It was the foundation of the Thai Red Cross Society that was responsible for sending in the application materials to the factory in a hurry. The reason being that the entire economic value of the factory was at stake, and the prize money was an extremely valuable resource.
The online band to gel tattoo artist, Bahu Kapit that was responsible for creating the tattoo on behalf of the Thai Red Cross Society was very excited about this development. In fact, the whole city was involved in celebrating the award of the S GP prize. There was even a grand celebration outside the factory with big banners and lights. The whole city seemed genuinely thrilled by the whole event.
It is apparent that the whole scenario was handled very precariously, and that the whole episode has created some sort of confusion in the minds of the online tattoo enthusiasts. There were some questions raised as to the legitimacy of the company, and the entire online community has been discussing this for quite sometime now. As of this writing, there are still people questioning the legality of the whole situation, and this is despite the fact that the entire region around the dalam certain plant is peaceful. Only time will tell, and the whole story will unfold.
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