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28 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on the Khlong Saen Saeb water taxis. The boats, called "khlong taxis" are really more like buses because they run a specific route and stop at specific piers on a regular schedule. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in the 19th century to move Siamese (Thai) troops and supplies to the Khmer (Cambodian) border during a Siamese war against the Annamese (southern Vietnamese). After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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28 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on the Khlong Saen Saeb water taxis. The boats, called "khlong taxis" are really more like buses because they run a specific route and stop at specific piers on a regular schedule. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in the 19th century to move Siamese (Thai) troops and supplies to the Khmer (Cambodian) border during a Siamese war against the Annamese (southern Vietnamese). After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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