Thought this might be of some interest here on ATS. I didn't see it posted anywhere here yet.
It's hard to say what this really counts for though, considering that wealth and power are not necessarily synonymous. This could simply mean that
the Thai king doesn't do as good a job of hiding his wealth, as said here in the article (emphasis mine)...
King Bhumibol, 80 and, at 62 years on the throne the world's longest-serving head of state, pushed to the top of the richest royals list by
virtue a greater transparency surrounding his fortune, Forbes said.
news.yahoo.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 8/21/0808 by jackinthebox]
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