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Flood crisis: Hundreds of gas cylinders float down Hat Yai road

  HEAVY flooding at Hat Yai city last night (Dec. 18) led to hundreds of gas cylinders including those used in restaurants and households floating down a road as cars were driving through, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 19). Kartier Natz Facebook page user posted a video clip, which was also shared at Hatyaiz group page,

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Move Forward MP slams Prayut govt for using force against anti-Apec protesters

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD PARTY spokesman Rangsiman Rome today (Nov.18) condemned the government headed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for evidently perpetrating a “shameful” act in the eyes of the world community by using force to quell anti-Apec demonstrators. The Move Forward MP-cum-spokesman posted on his Facebook page to condemn today’s event

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Police admit firing ‘diluted’ tear gas at protesters on Oct. 16

TWO police officers who today (Nov. 9) who testified to the Senate Human Rights, Freedom and Consumer Protection Committee admitted that diluted tear gas was used to break up the demonstration at Pathumwan intersection on October 16, Sanook.com and Prachachart.net reported. Senator Somchai Sawangkarn presided over this committee’s meeting to follow up on the issues

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Unapproved digging triggers gas pipe blast killing 3, injuring 52

A BACKHOE digging near an old gas pipeline in Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan province without prior permission triggered a big explosion after rupturing it with the large ball of fire killing three persons and injuring 52 others, Sanook.com reported. The explosion had a radius of approximately 100 metres in Soi Preng Wisuthathipbodee School,

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