Thai Tycoon Gets Death Threats Weeks After Registering New Political Party
- New party leader says constitution an unworkable ‘time bomb’
- Thanathorn wants to decentralize power, break Thai oligarchies
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Thai auto parts tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has already been threatened with death just weeks after registering a new political party.
The 39-year-old executive isn’t shy about taking on some of Thailand’s most powerful players: He wants to do away with military rule once and for all, give regional governments more control over money and break up entrenched oligopolies.