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    A life spent defying death

    Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 22/12/2013

    » Nine years ago, Mark Weingard ran to the roof of his Natai Beach home when the first tidal wave came towards Phangnga during the Boxing Day tsunami. The entrepreneur from Manchester was celebrating the holidays with his friends, and they were fortunate enough to have high enough ground to escape unharmed on a morning when about a quarter of a million people died. The sea ravaged most of his home _ save for the roof and in-built cinema _ and Natai Beach.

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    Border troops brace for temple tantrum

    Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 10/11/2013

    » At the main temple complex of Preah Vihear, a feeble soldier props himself up on a temple stone. He's sick and is administering himself intravenous fluid. He uses his feet against the cutout to hold his torso straight while balancing the bag of fluid.

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    Land woes split soldiers' village

    Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 10/11/2013

    » By day, Pum Thomachat is a women's village. Teenage girls ride bicycles down its lone dirt road while mothers sell cheap perishables at the makeshift market. Small children play in the alleyways, clogged with rubbish, with no fathers in sight.

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    The only farang in the temple

    Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 03/11/2013

    » Margo Somboon wears the robes of a devout Buddhist and keeps a LinkedIn profile. From her temple in Ayutthaya, she posts about religion on Facebook, shares pictures of His Majesty the King on Pinterest and wages a YouTube campaign against genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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