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Chatuchak vendors block Bangkok traffic to protest rent hike

A group of about 300 vendors from Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market yesterday afternoon blocked the outbound lane of Phaholyothin Road in protest against the policy of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to collect a stall rent of Bt3,562 per month.

As of press time, the protest was ongoing and three policemen were injured after angry demonstrators reportedly threw bottles at them.

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