Thailand discovers fury of investors scorned

In 24 hours the Bank of Thailand has raised the threat of more widespread use of monetary shock therapy in Asia, according to this article by Bloomberg published Wednesday 20 December.

"The capital lockup rules revived memories of what Malaysia had done in 1998, although curbing the profit potential of new money entering Thailand is nowhere near as draconian as Mahathir Mohamad's trapping of existing foreign investment by fiat," the article says.

"The Thai authorities' flip-flop shows the level of

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