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	The Pitak Siam Group will kick off its rally at the Royal Plaza in the capital today.</div>
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	&ldquo;We have manned 53 checkpoints to search for weapons and drugs, and to deter any attempt by a third party to stir up violence,&rdquo; Provincial Police Region 4 commander Lt General Kavi Supanan said Friday.</div>
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Police set up 53 checkpoins all major roads to Bangkok

Over 1,000 Thai protesters accuse World Bank and IMF of favouring the rich on October 15

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Police set up 53 checkpoins all major roads to Bangkok

Checkpoints lined along all major roads to Bangkok Friday ahead of the scheduled big antigovernment rally.

'Speeding' motorcycle rider plunges 6 metres down hole on Thonburi road

Military trucks on standby at 11 Bangkok districts to transport commuters

Constitutional Court chief orders probe into ‘leak’ of witness’ statement