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Sohpon: SRT beyond Transport Ministry

The dispute between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) management and labour union is beyond the Transport Ministry's control, Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum admitted on Monday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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