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Mon 09 Sep 2010Thailand tycoons see wealth rise 46%
DESPITE A storm of political protest that played havoc with normal economic life in Bangkok this year, the combined wealth of Thailand’s 40 richest people increased by 46 per cent from 2009, according to Forbesmagazine.
Thailand has 11 dollar billionaires, which is six more than last year, and the news of a sharp rise in the incomes of Thailand’s richest comes at the end of a week where data showed the best economic growth rate in about 15 years.
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