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Protests force closure of three Thai airports

BANGKOK- Thai authorities closed three airports Friday, stranding travellers at popular beach resorts, the airport operator said. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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