PHOTOS

1 SEP 2014

A day in photos

In today's photo gallery, we feature flash floods in Phichit, an auction of seized smuggled cars, pedestrians on Asok Montri Road, owls, protesters in Hong Kong and a traditional form of martial arts in India.

PHOTOS: Bangkok Post
 
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A day in photos
A man sits next to an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) filling area. The Energy Ministry plans to propose an increase in the LPG price for the transport sector by 1.25 baht a kilogramme to match the price of the same gas used for cooking by households. — THITI WANNAMONTHA
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The Customs Department holds an auction of 240 seized smuggled cars at its headquarters in Bangkok. The auction is expected to raise over 300 million baht. — KRIT PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN
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A fire breaks out at Chatuchak Plaza shopping centre on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, razing 16 shopping stalls. — PORNPROM SATRABHAYA
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Villagers in Phichit have been hit by flash floods. — SITTHIPOJ KEBUI
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Pedestrians are using a zebra crossing on Asok Montri Road. Traffic police begin fining jaywalkers 200 baht in an attempt to decrease congestion on one of Bangkok's busiest roads. — WISIT THAMNGERN
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A woman grieves during the arrival of a coffin bearing the remains of her son, a passenger of the crashed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, at a memorial house in Medan city in North Sumatra province. — AFP
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A vendor feeds an owl as he sells them at the Jatinegara bird market in Jakarta, Indonesia. — EPA
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Weapons belonging to a guard of honour of China's Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) are lined up outside the Great Hall of the People before a welcoming ceremony for Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta hosted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing. — EPA
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Pro-democracy activists hold flags during a rally organised by activist group Occupy Central With Love and Peace (OCLP) in Hong Kong. China's lawmakers ruled that candidates for Hong Kong's next leader must be screened by a committee, angering pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. — Bloomberg
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A Nihang or Sikh warrior uses a hammer to break bricks on the stomach of another Sikh as they perform Gatkha, a traditional form of martial arts, during the celebrations of the 410th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious book of Sikhs, in the northern Indian city of Amritsar. — Reuters