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...times; the junta's shaky grasp of economics - growth has slowed and an ill-conceived currency-control measure in December 2006 led to the biggest one-day loss in the stock market's history - makes it easy to get nostalgic. "The economy was good then," insists taxi driver Narongsak Iamsamorn, 39, who hasn't decided who to vote for this time round. "But now Vietnam is laughing at us. Even a schoolchild can tell you how bad our economy is." His fares have dropped by two-thirds since the coup. "I want Thaksin to come back and make Thailand better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Vote for Nostalgia | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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