TY - JOUR T1 - Thailand: how to stop a canal being used to launder images JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control SP - 89 LP - 90 DO - 10.1136/tc.11.2.89-a VL - 11 IS - 2 AU - David Simpson Y1 - 2002/06/01 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/11/2/89.2.abstract N2 - 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 … ER -