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CRES rejects call to lift decree

Ministry wants return to normal in Northeast

The Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation has rejected an Interior Ministry proposal to lift the state of emergency in three more provinces in the Northeast.

Citybomb hurts three A bomb disposal squad checks a damaged bin opposite a grocery store in Soi 29 of Rama III Road in Bangkok’s Yannawa district after a bomb hidden in the bin exploded about 5pm yesterday. The bomb injured three people. PATTARACHAI PREECHAPANICH

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of national security and the CRES chairman, yesterday brushed aside a recommendation by Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul that the state of emergency in Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima be revoked.

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