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Thailand minority forced to find a new home

Developers want to use waterfront land claimed by Thai ethnic minority 'Sea Gypsies'.
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2013 11:28

An ethnic minority group in Thailand is fighting to stay on waterfront land they claim is their own.

The so-called Sea Gypsies say they are being forced to move because developers want to use it for tourism.

Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Phuket.

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