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Frontline staff at Bangkok hospital brace for new Covid cases
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2021
» As the country struggles to deal with the worst wave of coronavirus infections, staff in the intensive care unit of Bangkok's King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital are fearful of what may be to come.
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Divers take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2024
» PHUKET - Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on this southern resort island, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, much of it made from plastic, that is tangled on coral and trapping sea life.
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Amulets made from plastic waste to inspire more recycling
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2022
» Hoping to inspire more Thais to recycle plastic waste, two companies have teamed up to make Buddhist amulets by using nine types of recyclable materials ranging from plastic bottles to nylon fishing nets.
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Women gold panners are rare winners in Covid-hit economy
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2020
» NARATHIWAT: As the yellowish mud swirls away in the waters of the Sai Buri river, Sunisa Srisuwanno lifts her wooden pan with a cluster of gleaming specks caught in the centre.
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Project turns fishing nets into protection gear
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2020
» RAYONG/AYUTTHAYA: Fisherman Anan Jaitang used to pile tattered nylon fishing nets on the beach after hauls of wriggling crabs tore them beyond repair, but most of the nets wound up in the sea, threatening to entangle turtles and choke coral reefs.
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People head for movies, massage
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2020
» People took in a movie and enjoyed foot massages in a welcome return on Monday to some pampering and popular pastimes as coronavirus restrictions further eased and new infection numbers remained low.
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Bangkok clinic offers mini face mask for up close beauty treatments
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2020
» As businesses modify their work practices after coming out of lockdown, a beauty clinic in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district has devised a mini face mask for clients receiving up close and personal cosmetic treatments during the era of the coronavirus.
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Plastic piles up as pandemic sidelines pollution fight
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2020
» Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi hoped would cut back the waste that puts her country among the world's top five choking the oceans with plastic.
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Pet groomers reopen but owners quarantined outside
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2020
» Chewy and Miley, both two-year-old Schnauzer dogs, are getting their hair cut at a groomer in Bangkok for the first time since the new coronavirus outbreak began in Thailand in January.
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Sea turtle fitted with prosthetic flipper
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2020
» PHUKET: Thai turtle Goody lost her left flipper years ago after she was entangled in a fishing net, leaving her immobile and stressed out in captivity.
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