Words of wisdom from late King Bhumibol taught an entrepreneur to keep going and eventually led to a new fragrance, and success. He credits the late King Bhumibol with giving him the strength to focus on specific knowledge. Ketapat is a unique Thai perfume made from vetiver grass roots. What I saw was every house had clumps of vetiver grass abandoned as unwanted by the homeowners," says Mr Phaiwan. "That made me think of late King Bhumibol, who tried very hard for this project, but it was ultimately abandoned.

Source: Bangkok Post November 12, 2017 23:48 UTC