(Heraldsun) - THE creator of Red Bull energy drink and self-made Thai billionaire, Chaleo Yoovidhya, has died at the age of 89. TV broadcaster MCOT said Chaleo Yoovidhya died of natural causes. It cited an executive at the Thai Beverage Industry Association. Chaleo founded T.C. Pharmaceuticals. In the 1970s, it formulated an energy drink prototype called "Krathing Daeng", or "Red Bull" in English. It was popular among Thai truck drivers and labourers