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	STR-led protesters marched to the department at 11:10 am and some officials came out to welcome them.</div>
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	The protest leaders talked to Surapol Pongmethi-apichai, the secretary to the Cooperative Promotion Department, and told him to evacuate all officials of the two departments in 30 minutes.</div>
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	Following the talk, all officials left the compound.</div>
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Cooperative Auditing Department, Cooperative Promotion Department shut down by STR protest

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