PP to quiz govt on damages for victims

The main opposition People's Party will tomorrow submit an interpellation in parliament on compensation measures for residents affected by recent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border.

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Party leader and opposition chief Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, accompanied by list-MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, chairman of the House military affairs committee, yesterday led a group of MPs to visit affected areas in Kantharalak and Khun Han districts of Si Sa Ket province.

During the visit to Phum Sarol village in Sao Thongchai sub-district, local officials reported that 13 villages were impacted by the fighting. While evacuations were carried out in time, a BM-21 rocket strike hit a petrol station, causing serious damage to 29 homes and partial damage to another 437. Many villagers have yet to return to their houses.