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22 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People on the clear sidewalk along Sukhumvit Road near Soi 5. This used to be one of the most crowded sidewalks in Bangkok but the army and police have effectively shut down the vendors who used to block the sidewalks here. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has ordered street vendors off of the sidewalks in an effort to bring order to Bangkok's chaotic sidewalks. Vendors have complained that the new regulations are hurting them economically but largely complied with the military orders. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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22 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People on the clear sidewalk along Sukhumvit Road near Soi 5. This used to be one of the most crowded sidewalks in Bangkok but the army and police have effectively shut down the vendors who used to block the sidewalks here. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has ordered street vendors off of the sidewalks in an effort to bring order to Bangkok's chaotic sidewalks. Vendors have complained that the new regulations are hurting them economically but largely complied with the military orders. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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