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Hello Justin,

This article from the Financial Times of London might be of interest to TLC members.

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Nina
GOOD PEOPLE?
By Amy KazminPublished: October 28 2008 02:00 | Last updated: October 28 2008 02:00
Once the main gateway to Thailand, Bangkok's old Don Mueang airport has been little used since the city's new international hub opened in 2006. But Don Mueang's VIP terminal is these days the unlikely refuge of an elected government struggling to retain control in the face of an extraordinary challenge to its rule.
In hastily refurbished offices previously occupied by airline executives, Somchai Wongsawat, Thailand's new prime minister and brother-in-law of the exiled Thaksin Shinawatra, his predecessor but two, is trying to keep the wheels of state turning - and steer the economy through the current global financial turmoil - even as the coalition led by his People's Power party fights to survive.
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