Tensions are rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok as hundreds protest that their homes are being sacrificed.
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/ 15 October 2011
Thailand fought to keep floodwaters from flowing towards Bangkok as a spring tide hindered efforts to protect the economic hub’s 12-million people.
The 15-year-old aspiring "ladyboy" delicately applied a puff of talcum powder to his nose — an act of rebellion at the Thai Buddhist temple.
Thailand and Cambodia were preparing for ceasefire talks after border clashes over a contested temple left 13 troops dead.