THAI KING INSPIRES INVESTORS

King Bhumibol Adulyadej may have won a new laurel. Not only is he the world’s longest-reigning monarch, he’s also the nation’s investment king, a Thai Warren Buffet, with $5 billion of shares invested in the Thai stock market. The 79-year-old king controls these shares through the Crown Property Bureau, the asset management company set up by the Thai government.