Mr. Thaksin himself was a highly successful media tycoon before moving in to politics
and has not been ashamed to use his financial power against those who dear to oppose
him. This study reveals to some extent, how complicated the problem of corruption is in a
country like Thailand and what kind of hurdles there are to go over while fighting against
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it. The fact that domestic announcements of companies, the media and private persons
often require reading between the lines, is a sign that the freedom of word does not
wholly exist and people still feel fear to come forward at least when very high state
officials are involved.