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France 24
France 24
Politics
Charles EMPTAZ

Residents of Bangkok slum angry as ghetto to make way for real estate project

Like so many other cities throughout the planet, Bangkok is changing fast, with high-rise buildings and shopping malls being built at a rapid pace. Some 100,000 people live in the Klong Toei slum, nestled in the heart of Thailand's capital. Now developers have their eyes set on what they see as a piece of prime real estate. Yet, despite offers of compensation, many residents don't want to leave the place they call home. Our correspondent Charles Emptaz reports, with Daniel Quinlan.

A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett, Rebecca Martin and Gaëlle Essoo.

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