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	Could it possibly be that, in a scenario gone terribly wrong, the puppet-master has finally cut the strings and is leaving his little sister to her own devices?</div>
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	David Brown</div>
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	Rayong</div>

Has the puppet-master cut and run?

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Has the puppet-master cut and run?

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