Monday and Tuesday are public holidays so it's a long weekend of celebrations ahead. Wise ones may stock up with a bit of cash as ATM's will be hard hit and banks closed. Still there seems a lot of ATM's around these days.

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The inevitable road carnage begins:

TNA) - Road accidents 41 people dead and 540 injured on the first day of the seven-day New Year traffic alert period, according to the Road Safety Centre (RSC).

Thailand has designated the week from Dec 28 through Jan 3 as the most dangerous period. People living in Bangkok travel to the provinces to celebrate the New Year holiday and a high number of road accidents normally occur every year during the peak travel period.

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