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Army: Martial law to stay in Thaksin provinces

Martial law will remain in effect in certain provinces - especially in the insurgency-troubled southern border provinces - since it is necessary to maintain law and order in the kingdom, according to outgoing Army chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Fri, Sep 21 2007

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