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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: CentralWorld, a large mall in central Bangkok. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of the high pollution levels in Bangkok wait in line for motorcycle taxis at a Bangkok subway stop. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of the high pollution levels in Bangkok wait in line for motorcycle taxis at a Bangkok subway stop. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wearing breathing masks because of Bangkok's high pollution levels look at a smart phone in front of a Bangkok hotel. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wearing breathing masks because of Bangkok's air pollution present food to a monk in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask because of Bangkok's air pollution presents food to a monk in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Looking west into downtown Bangkok from the Ekkamai BTS Skytrain station through the smog that blankets Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning smog over Bangkok, looking east from the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of air pollution over Bangkok walk through a subway station in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of air pollution over Bangkok walk through a subway station in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of air pollution over Bangkok walk through a subway station in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of air pollution over Bangkok walk through a subway station in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People wearing breathing masks because of air pollution over Bangkok walk through a subway station in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People leave EmQuartier, a new high end mall in Bangkok. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk under huge illuminated billboards between Siam Paragon and Siam Center malls. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Siam Paragon is one of the most popular malls in Bangkok. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shopper leave the Big C Supercenter on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Shoppers in Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok pass a large electronic billboard. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Shoppers walk through Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wearing breathing masks because of Bangkok's high pollution levels look at a smart phone in front of a Bangkok hotel. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wearing breathing masks prays with incense before going to work at an office tower in Bangkok. In an effort to control particulate pollution, the Thai government has asked people not to burn incense or "gold paper" for religious rituals. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A motorcycle taxi driver and his passenger wearing breathing filters because of air pollution over Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask because of the air pollution in Bangkok on the back of a motorcycle in central Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women wearing breathing masks because of Bangkok's air pollution present food to a monk in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man wearing a breathing mask because of Bangkok's air pollution prays after presenting food to a monk in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask because of Bangkok's air pollution presents food to a monk in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A motorcycle taxi driver and his passenger wearing breathing filters because of air pollution over Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning commuters wearing breathing masks because of the air pollution over Bangkok leave the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning commuters wearing breathing masks because of the air pollution over Bangkok leave the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning commuters wearing breathing masks because of the air pollution over Bangkok leave the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning commuters wearing breathing masks because of the air pollution over Bangkok leave the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Passengers on the BTS Skytrain wearing breathing masks to filter out the air pollution in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask on a Bangkok bus. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask on a Bangkok bus. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask rides her bike down a Bangkok sidewalk. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman wearing a breathing mask rides her bike down a Bangkok sidewalk. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Commuters on the BTS Skytrain wearing breathing masks because of air pollution in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning smog over Bangkok, looking east from the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning smog over Bangkok, looking east from the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers building the new subway station at the intersection of Phlap Phla Chai and Chareon Krung Streets in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood walk to lunch. The Bangkok Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system, Bangkok's subway, is being expanded through Chinatown and a station is under construction at the intersection. The small produce market at the intersection will have to move and several of the businesses near the intersection have been evicted to make way for the construction. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic on Ratchadamri Road passes between two large shopping complexes, a Big C Supercenter, on the right, and CentralWorld, a high end mall, on the left. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk under huge illuminated billboards between Siam Paragon and Siam Center malls. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Office workers wait for a bus on Ratchadamri Road across the street from CentralWorld mall, which is lit up like this every night. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic on Ratchadamri Road passes between two large shopping complexes, a Big C Supercenter, on the right, and CentralWorld, a high end mall, on the left. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic on Ratchadamri Road passes between two large shopping complexes, a Big C Supercenter, on the right, and CentralWorld, a high end mall, on the left. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic on Ratchadamri Road passes between two large shopping complexes, a Big C Supercenter, on the right, and CentralWorld, a high end mall, on the left. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic on Ratchadamri Road passes between two large shopping complexes, a Big C Supercenter, on the right, and CentralWorld, a high end mall, on the left. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Performers put on their makeup before going on stage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Passengers on the BTS Skytrain wearing breathing masks to filter out the air pollution in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Commuters on the BTS Skytrain wearing breathing masks because of air pollution in Bangkok. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Morning smog over Bangkok, looking east from the Asok BTS Skytrain station. The Thai government has closed more than 400 schools for the rest of the week because of high levels of pollution in Bangkok. At one point Wednesday, Bangkok had the third highest level of air pollution in the world, only Delhi, India and Lahore, Pakistan were worst. The Thai government has suspended some government construction projects and ordered other projects to take dust abatement measures. Bangkok authorities have also sprayed water into the air in especially polluted intersections to control dust. Bangkok's AQI (Air Quality Index) Thursday morning was 180, which is considered unhealthy for all people.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the skyline in central Bangkok looking down Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, higher than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing dust filter breathing mask sells lottery tickets in central Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing dust filter breathing mask stops to pray at a Brahmin shrine in central Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Women wearing dust filters wait for a bus in Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the Bangkok skyline looking down Phaya Thai Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the Bangkok skyline looking down Phaya Thai Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman wearing dust filter breathing mask talks to a street vender in central Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing dust filter breathing mask sells lottery tickets in central Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing dust filter breathing mask stops to pray at a Brahmin shrine in central Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Women wearing dust filters wait for a bus in Bangkok. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the skyline in central Bangkok looking down Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, higher than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the skyline in central Bangkok looking down Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, higher than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       Air pollution obscures the Bangkok skyline looking down Phaya Thai Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok  was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man rides his motorcycle through the small produce market at the intersection of Phlap Phla Chai and Chareon Krung Streets in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. The Bangkok Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system, Bangkok's subway, is being expanded through Chinatown and a station is under construction at the intersection. The small produce market at the intersection will have to move and several of the businesses near the intersection have been evicted to make way for the construction. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Traffic drives through some of the subway construction at the intersection of Phlap Phla Chai and Chareon Krung Streets in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. The Bangkok Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system, Bangkok's subway, is being expanded through Chinatown and a station is under construction at the intersection. The small produce market at the intersection will have to move and several of the businesses near the intersection have been evicted to make way for the construction. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   What's left of a small street market for fruit and produce at the intersection of Phlap Phla Chai and Chareon Krung Streets in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. The Bangkok Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system, Bangkok's subway, is being expanded through Chinatown and a station is under construction at the intersection. The small produce market at the intersection will have to move and several of the businesses near the intersection have been evicted to make way for the construction. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sidewalk fruit seller cuts up fresh pineapple in front of a shuttered shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a guitar shop waits for customers in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a guitar shop waits for customers in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A drum seller plays a bongo style drum in his instrument shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A drum seller plays a bongo style drum in his instrument shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A drum seller plays a bongo style drum in his instrument shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016.   Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk through Saphan Lek market on what Bangkok city government is saying is the last day of business for the market. Many shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman looks at watches for sale on what Bangkok city government is saying is the last day of business for Saphan Lek Market. Many shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening. for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening. for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Office workers wait for a bus on Ratchadamri Road across the street from CentralWorld mall, which is lit up like this every night. Bangkok's malls consume more electricity than some provinces. Siam Paragon, a popular high end mall in central Bangkok, consumes nearly twice as much electricity at the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Thais and foreigners alike flock to the malls in Bangkok, which are air conditioned. Most of the electricity consumed in Bangkok is generated in Laos and Myanmar. In 2013, the Bangkok Metropolitan Region consumed about 40 per cent of the Thailand's electricity, even though the BMR is only 1.5 per cent of the country’s land area and about 22 per cent of its population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Chinese opera performance at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer prays at a small alter set up backstage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer prays at a small alter set up backstage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A musician plays the suona, also called a laba, during a Chinese opera in the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok.  Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese opera performers put on their costumes before a show at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A child who performs in the Chinese opera with his toy gun backstage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A child who performs in the Chinese opera with his toy gun backstage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese opera performers put on their makeup before going on stage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The stage for a Chinese opera next to Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Chinese opera performer (right) buys ice cream from a street vendor before a show at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Chinese opera performer backstage before a show at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A performer puts on her makeup before going on stage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A performer puts on her makeup before going on stage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Long tail boats haul passengers along Khlong Bangkok Yai in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. Khlong is the Thai word of canal. Khlong Bangkok Yai is one of the busiest canals in Bangkok. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Long tail boats haul passengers along Khlong Bangkok Yai in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. Khlong is the Thai word of canal. Khlong Bangkok Yai is one of the busiest canals in Bangkok. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-coup protestors scuffle with supporters of the military government during an anti-coup protest in Bangkok. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Bangkok Saturday to hand out red roses and copies of George Orwell's "1984." Protestors said they didn't support either Red Shirts or Yellow Shirts but wanted a return of democracy in Thailand. The protest was the largest protest since June 2014, against the military government of General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who staged the coup against the elected government. Police made several arrests Saturday afternoon but the protest was not violent.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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