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Under his watchful eye

An accountant by training, 47-year-old Senator Reungkrai Leekijwatana likes "blowing the whistle" when it comes to issues that are related to taxes, legalities and other things that affect public interests.Reungkrai, who previously worked as an... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Fri, Dec 12 2008

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