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Thai TV channel sorry that overworked man died at his desk

A TV network said it will compensate the family of a 44-year-old employee who died working at his desk. 

Thai News Network or TNN on Monday announced that it will honor Sarawut “Bird” Srisawas’s death by giving his family 24 times his monthly salary and insurance payouts. 

“On behalf of the company, we’re truly sorry for this unforeseen loss. The company will do the best to help heal Sarawut’s family,” read the statement from TNN’s Human Resources department. 

Sarawut was a senior employee at TNN. He was found dead at his desk Friday due to a heart attack.

His funeral was held at Wat Mahawong Paknam in Samut Prakan province. His body will be cremated tomorrow at 5pm. 

Sarawut’s account was first disseminated through a Facebook page, Jor Dub, which follows Thai media. It explained that Sarawut had been working a lot of overtime – some…

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