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Asian Markets Get Boost from Thai Election

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The youngest sister of Thailand’s ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is poised to become the country’s sixth leader in under five years. For more on Shinawatra’s political success, we speak with the two reporters.

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