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Win-Win-Win Proposition for Thaksin -
The Irrawaddy, August 2005
...In an era when Thailand's national interest is entwined with
the vested interests of its prime minister's family-owned businesses,
Thaksin's spongy Burma policy is not surprising. The Shin telecommunications
conglomerate currently has a stake in Burma's sole internet service
provider, with wide-ranging satellite interests in the pipeline.
Thus when Thaksin deals with the SPDC, it is difficult to demarcate
where his family's telecom interests end and where Thailand's national
interest begins...
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