BANGKOK -- The recent ruling by Thailand's Constitutional Court to keep alive the fortunes of the country's second-largest opposition party and its charismatic leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, made headlines both at home and abroad.
How this young billionaire is disrupting Thai politics marks a new phase in the country's struggle toward a stable democracy. And whether he can avoid the same fate as erstwhile reformer Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister-turned-fugitive, remains unclear.
