bannork

Hey Jim, your hero first got rich through a monopoly, and guess who with? The military. I remember the phone charges were extortionate, 500 baht a month if I recall correctly, but there was no rival. From Wikipedia: Advanced Info Service (AIS) was given a monopoly contract by Thaksin's military contacts in 1986 and used the GSM-900 frequency band. AIS grew rapidly and became the largest mobile phone operator in Thailand

It's not the end, but there's definitely danger in our desperate land.

One of the problems for the old guard is the dissipation of the ubiquitous charisma that was skillfully employed throughout Thailand as long as anyone can remember. Then they're only left with guns as their answer.. Oh wait! Perhaps they can persuade Tony to be their new poster boy. It will end in tears, theirs