Thaksin Shinawatra could be the Peron of Thailand

September 5, 2008
By Gwynne Dyer
Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to be the Juan Peron of Thailand, with the significant difference that he is a rich Peron. The billions he earned in his telecomms business enabled him to rise to the top of Thai politics––and he used his power to shift wealth and power systematically from [...]