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Volunteer slain in Pattani

A village defence volunteer was shot dead in Khok Pho district of Pattani provnce early Thursday morning.

Pol Lt-Col Chamlong Suwalak, chief of Napradu police station, said Somsuk Phuphasuk, 43, was shot twice in the body while travelling on a motorcycle past a village in tambon Chang...

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    Discussion 1 : 19 Jul 2012 at 12.181

    My condolences to the family of defence volunteer Somsuk Phuphasuk. Too often we read about these brave people being murdered by terrorists that it's become commonplace to see these articals in the Bangkok Post.
    People like Somsuk Phuphasuk are the true heroes of Thailand, and I sincerely hope that the government offers compensation to his family that is par with what they gave red shirt families who lost their sons, husbands, and fathers during the burning of Bangkok disturbances in 2010. That isn't asking too much.

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