BANGKOK -- Ammar Siamwalla, one of Thailand's most highly-regarded economists who over decades made significant contributions to the country's development, has died. He was 86.
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Ammar Siamwalla, one of Thailand's most noted technocrats, dies at 86
Development economist admired for character worked warily with military governments
Ammar Siamwalla co-founded Thailand Development Research Institute in the 1980s. It played a crucial role in helping the Thai economy diversify from reliance on rice and other commodity exports. (Screenshot from TDRI's Facebook page)
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