First a policeman, then a billionaire telecommunications executive, now prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra (pronounced Chin-a-what) is a strong leader in a country not known for strong leaders. He has delivered on his promises to help Thailand's rural poor—at the risk of letting them go into more debt—and his policies and decisive style have won over most Thais—though some have compl
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