Thailand’s political drama raises the stakes- anshumandaga
Pita Limjaroenrat's supporters are protesting as it’s now unlikely that the liberal and would-be aggressive reformer of the underperforming $500 billion economy will become the prime minister.
Local equities remain the worst performing in Asia but have pared losses, somewhat cheering the stumble for a man who wanted to break up monopolies of tycoons and unleash reforms; Thailand’s main benchmark SET Index
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