enlarge Boonchu Rojanasathien, a former economic czar, dies of cancer on Monday morning. He was 86 years old.
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More oxygen for the Chao Phraya
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Boonchu Rojanasathien, a former economic czar, dies of cancer on Monday morning. He was 86 years old.
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