[The Nation] Steel cooking-gas cylinders weighing 15 kilograms or less have been banned in southern Thailand except with permission from the provincial energy office. The ban was issued by Fourth Army commander Lt-General Piyawat Nakwanich to prevent militants making use of the cylinders for bomb-making and to prevent violence in the far South.The Internal Security Operations Command Region 4's Front Command said that people violating the ban would face a criminal charge which carries a penalty of up to two years in prison and/or a Bt40,000 fine.