As Asian countries, Thailand in particular, are endeavoring to separate the worlds of business and politics--rearranging and reforming the domestic power structures, it is imperative that influential opinion-formers such as yourselves do not flip-flop in your views.

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And putting yourselves in the shoes of the payor, how easy do you think it is to get the payee to sign that tax form now?

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