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More security on roads leading to summit venue

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered an additional 200 security officials to be deployed at all Uturns on roads in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Hua Hin District after a metalscrap tricycle ran into the Chinese Embassy car, injuring the tricycle rider,... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Sat, Oct 24 2009

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