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	On my wife&rsquo;s visit with her three foreign guests, she was disagreeably surprised when told she could only &ldquo;sponsor&rdquo; two of her guests but had to pay Bt100 for the third! Pay a fee for being allowed to do some shopping?&nbsp;</div>
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	Even stranger, no fee whatsoever was being charged at six other entrances. A public-relations disaster.</div>
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	Egon Wout</div>
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	Bangkok</div>

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