Our former leader overlooked by Forbes?
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I was waiting for Somsak Pola to write in to complain that his hero had not been included in Forbes magazine's list of philanthropists for the region.
After all, his hero has generously given thousands of poor people long holidays in Bangkok and fed them well, not to mention restoring their democracy. Perhaps the Forbes yardstick was not philanthropy but altruism – when you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to you.
Richard Bowler
Bangkok
