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485:"āļĢāļ§āļ 3 āļŠāļāļēāļĄāļāļīāļ 30 āļāļĩ āļāļāļ.āļāđāļāđāļĨāļīāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļāļąāļāļāļē āļŦāļĨāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļēāļāļāļĢāđāļ"
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gave a proposal for a new airport in Phang-nga province, titled
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334:"AoT board approves second airports for Phuket, Chiang Mai"
274:"āļĨāđāļĄāđāļāļ! 'āļāļēāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāđāļŊ' āļĒāļķāļāļāđāļēāļŠāļāļ§āļ 2 āļāļąāļāđāļĢāđ āļāļļāļāļŠāļāļēāļĄāļāļīāļāļāļąāļāļāļē"
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365:"New Phangnga airport plan welcomed"
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304:"New Airport Expected for Phang Nga"
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223:Department of Airports
129:international airport
125:second Phuket airport
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308:Panorama Destination
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201:Airports of Thailand
194:Takua Thung district
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141:Phang-nga province
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