DARK is the twilight time of Rerngchai Marakanond. The former Governor of the Bank of Thailandthe countrys central bankwas sentenced to the heaviest fine in the history of the nation by the Bangkok District Court at the beginning of last June. The court sentenced the 63-year-old man whose career spanned 25 years in the central bank as the sole person responsible for the financial crisis that hit Thailand in 1997.

For his mistake, Rerngchai must re