70-year-old Thai tycoon marries 20-year-old woman

• A 70-year-old coffee tycoon in Thailand goes viral for his lavish wedding to a 20-year-old partner.
• The millionaire gave his bride’s family $660,000 as dowry.
• The groom owns the very first instant coffee in Thailand that uses a Thai brand name.

Recently, a luxurious wedding in Thailand garnered international attention on social media and news sites because of the age difference between the bride and the groom. A 70-year-old man has married a 20-year-old bride.

The groom is the Khao Shong Industry owner Chana Jiralerspong. It has been reported that he gave 20 million baht or 660,000 dollars to the bride’s family before the wedding as a form of dowry. The couple ignored all the comments about their 50-year gap and continued with the wedding.

News platform Thai Residents recalled that the tycoon made Khao Shong Coffee popular in 1959. Twenty years later, he introduced Khao Shong Instant Coffee. It became the first-ever instant coffee in Thailand that used a Thai brand name.

It is the groom’s first marriage.