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News analysis
Thailand: how to stop a canal being used to launder images
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Bangkok has been called the Venice of the East on account of its numerous canals criss-crossing the metropolis with their famous floating markets. One of the canals—the Saen Saeb—remains a significant artery for transport and the alleviation of flooding, and in former times it was also a centre for marine commerce. Many people used the 72 km canal to travel to and from Bangkok to Chacoengsao Province in the East. But the pleasant way of life on the Saen Saeb canal has changed. Now it buzzes with mosquitoes and other insects, especially at night, and travel on it is no longer leisurely because boats speed along to get through the polluted waters as quickly as possible.
All these culminated in the Keep Saen Saeb Canal Clean Project, created by the NATION Multimedia Group which owns several print and electronic (TV) media, including the second most popular English language daily newspaper
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