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Two explosions kill 4, injure 44 in Thailand BANGKOK -- Two railway station explosions Saturday in Thailand killed a five-year-old boy and three others, and injured 44 other people. No one claimed responsibility for the bombings, but police suspect southern separatists who are believed ready to start a terrorist campaign. Nattapong Chuangpechinda was killed after a bomb hidden in a bag at the Hat Yai station information counter exploded at 2:24pm. The incident followed an attempted bombing Thursday at the Waeng district police station in Narathiwat. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said police were lax in failing to prevent the attacks after considerable warning of intended sabotage. Thaksin ordered an investigation of security procedures and the military increased their presence in the South. There have been three attacks on the Hat Yai railway station since 1992. In a separate incident Saturday night a bomb injured five people at the Sri Betong Hotel in Yal. Hotel staff said they had received an extortion letter from separatists earlier. --- Earlier stories Evidence of bomb in airliner explosion, PM targeted Thaksin approved as Prime Minister Search for more related pages on APU Discuss the issues in our Table Talk dicussion area. Or just chat and meet people in our live chat web.

Headlines Central Asia IMF under fire in Kyrgyzstan (Times of Central Asia) Tibetan herbal tradition thrives in India (World Tibet News) East Asia S. Korea officially protests Japanese history textbooks (Korea Herald) Ancient wall painting stirs excitement (www.asahi.com) Pacific Islands Yapese celebrate culture with food, friends (Pacific Daily News) Jiang in Tahiti talks (Coconet Wireless) South Asia Large rally demands Nepalese PM's resignation (Dawn) Temple exists at Ayodhya by law: Advani (Times of India) Southeast Asia Malaysia's high-tech zone misses expectations: PM (PDI) Army names Bersatu as the culprits (Bangkok Post)