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Bangkok Post - Oct 18, 2026

AYUTTHAYA - A tugboat capsized in turbulent waters where the Pasak and Chao Phraya rivers meet in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Sunday afternoon. The boatman survived.

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