Thai radiation victim: Frightened residents & cremation rite

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@hotmail.com>]

The text below is the first part of an article in Bangkok Post, 14 March.

Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com
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March 14, 2000
Frightened residents force family to shift cremation rite
Locals disregard silent geiger counter

Anchalee Kongrut
Relatives of a victim who died from cobalt-60 radiation last week called off 
cremation rites yesterday after objections from people living near the wat 
where the rites were to be held.
Leaders of the community near Wat Rang Bua, Thon Buri, were afraid the 
cremation would spread radiation sickness among them.

About 1,200 people in Soi Phet Kasem 23, Phasi Charoen district, signed a 
petition demanding the rites for Niphon Phanthukan be held elsewhere despite 
assurances from the Office of Atomic Energy for Peace that there was no 
danger.

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