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PPP wants PM to lift martial law in Chiang Mai

(BangkokPost.com) - A People Power party (PPP) MP submitted a letter to House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat, requesting him to ask Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to lift martial law in Chiang Mai. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Fri, Jan 25 2008

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