Phuket Film Festival called off

May 13, 2009 Organizers announced that the June 4-11 fest had been disrupted by the high security measures being put in place for the upcoming Asian heads of state meeting -- only for the Thai government to subsequently cancel the inter-governmental summit. Proposed security measures included flight limitations and road blocks, as well as the stationing of some 5,000 troops in the region. Anti-government protesters stormed the meeting and world leaders had to be helicoptered away from the roof of the conference venue.

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