Tensions are rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok as hundreds protest that their homes are being sacrificed.

Thailand fought to keep floodwaters from flowing towards Bangkok as a spring tide hindered efforts to protect the economic hub’s 12-million people.

The 15-year-old aspiring "ladyboy" delicately applied a puff of talcum powder to his nose — an act of rebellion at the Thai Buddhist temple.

Thailand and Cambodia were preparing for ceasefire talks after border clashes over a contested temple left 13 troops dead.