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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers board a bus bound for Khonglan, Thailand, at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers board a bus bound for Khonglan, Thailand, at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A family waits to board a bus at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A family waits to board a bus at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NewYearTravelersThailand008.jpg
  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers nap while they wait to board their bus at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers board a bus bound for Khonglan, Thailand, at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers arriving in Bangkok walk through the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger arriving in Bangkok walks through the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers wait to board their buses at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Passengers wait to board their buses at the Mo Chit Bus Station. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NewYearTravelersThailand007.jpg
  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers sit on the floor of Mo Chit Bus Station in Bangkok. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A bus driver closes the luggage compartment of a Pattaya bound bus at the Ekkamai Bus Station in central Bangkok. Buses from Ekkamai go to Chonburi, Rayong, and Trat provinces, including the resort city of Pattaya. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sorts lottery tickets on the floor of Mo Chit Bus Station in Bangkok. Mo Chit, also called the Northern Bus Station, is the largest bus station in Thailand. Buses from Mo Chit go to most places in Thailand, including the Isan region, the northern cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, and the Burmese border. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor waits for passengers at a Yangon bus stop. Many of buses are imported from Japan, which drives on the left side of the road. Bus owners in Myanmar have had to cut doors into the side of the bus because Myanmar drives on the right. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor waits for passengers at a Yangon bus stop. Many of buses are imported from Japan, which drives on the left side of the road. Bus owners in Myanmar have had to cut doors into the side of the bus because Myanmar drives on the right. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor leans out the door of a Yangon bus. Many of buses are imported from Japan, which drives on the left side of the road. Bus owners in Myanmar have had to cut doors into the side of the bus because Myanmar drives on the right. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A conductor leans out the door of a Yangon bus. Many of buses are imported from Japan, which drives on the left side of the road. Bus owners in Myanmar have had to cut doors into the side of the bus because Myanmar drives on the right. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses002.jpg
  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BrokenBangkokBus005.jpg
  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BrokenBangkokBus004.jpg
  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BrokenBangkokBus002.jpg
  • 11 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers push a broken down bus out of traffic at the corner of Rama I and Phaya Thai Streets in central Bangkok. The bus was eastbound on Rama I when it broke down. The construction workers were renovating the Siam Discovery Mall, on the northeast corner of the intersection. The police went to the site and gathered the workers to push the bus.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A passenger waits for a Chanthaburi bound bus at the Ekkamai Bus Station in central Bangkok. Buses from Ekkamai go to Chonburi, Rayong, and Trat provinces, including the resort city of Pattaya. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor signals to a bus driver to wait as passengers step off the bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A passenger stairs out the window of a Yangon bus as another bus passes him. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor leans out the open door of a Yangon bus shouting the bus' destination to potential customers. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A conductor leans out the open door of a Yangon bus shouting the bus' destination to potential customers. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers walk through the Ekkamai Bus Station in central Bangkok. Buses from Ekkamai go to Chonburi, Rayong, and Trat provinces, including the resort city of Pattaya. Millions of Thais hit the road Sunday returning to Bangkok after the long weekend New Year holiday. Train stations and trains were packed and the state owned bus company scheduled thousands of extra buses to handle the demand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NewYearTravelersThailand001.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A man walks between a Buddhist monk and a spare tire while he boards a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Buses line up at one of the main bus stops on Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses001.jpg
  • 09 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Bus passengers at a rest stop in Hmong hilltribe market on Highway 13 in rural Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A bus ticket collector leans out of his bus in traffic in Yangon. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is Myanmar's commercial capital and used to be the national capital. The city is on the Irrawaddy River and has a vibrant riverfront.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Yangon bus conductor holds the fare money he's collected on his shift. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Yangon bus driver navigates city traffic. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A conductor on a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman with thanaka powder on her face and a baby in her arms stands up to get off a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A picture of a monk and the Buddha above the driver's rear view mirror on a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers on a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers on a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses018.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers on a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers on a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers on a bus in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A conductor leans out of a bus to help passengers board at a stop in Yangon. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Conductors lean out the doors of a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses012.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A Buddhist monk on a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses011.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Buddhist monk walks past a fare collector on a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonBuses010.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A conductor collects fares on a Yangon bus. Yangon buses are generally overcrowded and in poor repair but as the economy improves newer, but still used, Japanese and Korean buses are being imported. Hundreds of bus routes criss-cross Yangon, providing the cheapest way of getting around the city. Most fares are less than the equivalent of .20¢ US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS: Chinese migrant workers in a bus near the end of Highway 13 in the Boten Special Economic Zone. The SEZ is in Laos immediately south of the Lao Chinese border. It has turned into a Chinese enclave but many of the businesses struggle because their goods are too expensive for local Lao to purchase. Some of the hotels and casinos in the area have been forced to close by the Chinese government after reports of rigged games. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  A Chinese passenger bus drives south on Highway 13 in rural Laos towards Luang Prabang. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  A Chinese passenger bus drives south on Highway 13 in rural Laos towards Luang Prabang. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Hmong women talk while a tour bus passes them on Highway 13. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 18, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger on a municipal bus in Bangkok, Thailand, chats on her cell phone while the bus is stuck in traffic.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 03 JULY 2006 - KOKY, CAMBODIA: A mini bus pressed into service as a full service passenger bus passes through Koky, Cambodia. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk waits to catch a bus for Bangkok in the bus depot in Mae Sot, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2015 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND:   Thai students on a pickup truck converted use as a school bus in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People ride converted use as a bus in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  An elderly Thai man on a truck converted to use as a bus in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Pickup trucks are frequently converted to use as buses by the installation of bench seats in the back. Called songthaews, they are common sight in Thailand. Conversion of large trucks is less common but happens in large towns with a large population of factory workers. Samut Sakhon has a very large population of Burmese migrant workers who work in the fishing industry and electronics factories in town.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Passengers on a truck converted to use as a bus in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Pickup trucks are frequently converted to use as buses by the installation of bench seats in the back. Called songthaews, they are common sight in Thailand. Conversion of large trucks is less common but happens in large towns with a large population of factory workers. Samut Sakhon has a very large population of Burmese migrant workers who work in the fishing industry and electronics factories in town.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Passengers on a truck converted to use as a bus in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Pickup trucks are frequently converted to use as buses by the installation of bench seats in the back. Called songthaews, they are common sight in Thailand. Conversion of large trucks is less common but happens in large towns with a large population of factory workers. Samut Sakhon has a very large population of Burmese migrant workers who work in the fishing industry and electronics factories in town.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  An elderly Thai man on a truck converted to use as a bus in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Pickup trucks are frequently converted to use as buses by the installation of bench seats in the back. Called songthaews, they are common sight in Thailand. Conversion of large trucks is less common but happens in large towns with a large population of factory workers. Samut Sakhon has a very large population of Burmese migrant workers who work in the fishing industry and electronics factories in town.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Commuters going into Bangkok board a bus at a Rangsit bus stop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Commuters going into Bangkok board a bus at a Rangsit bus stop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Commuters going into Bangkok board a bus at a Rangsit bus stop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2006 - KAMPONG THOM, CAMBODIA: A truck being used as a bus hauls passengers through Kampong Thom province in central Cambodia. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 03 APRIL 2015 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Men standing in the back of a "songthaew" in the market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A songthaew is pickup truck converted to use as a bus common in Thailand. Songthaew is a literal translation of "two seats" because two bench seats are installed in the bed of the pickup.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People at a bus stop on Silom Road in Bangkok's financial district. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a bus on Phloen Chit Road in Bangkok. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a bus on Phloen Chit Road in Bangkok. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a bus on Phloen Chit Road in Bangkok. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Passengers ride a public bus in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PATHEIN, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Buddhist monks walk away from a crowded truck used as a bus they just got off of in Pathein, Myanmar. Pathein, sometimes also called Bassein, is a port city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River (Bassein), which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River. It's the fourth largest city in Myanmar (Burma) about 190 km west of Yangon.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Women ride on trailer towed by a tractor used as a bus in the rain along Highway 5 in Pantanaw, Ayeyarwady, in the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar. This region of Myanmar was devastated by cyclone Nargis in 2008 but daily life has resumed and it is now a leading rice producing region.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 1988 - HONG KONG: double decker bus in traffic in Hong Kong.   PHOTO © JACK KURTZ  traffic tourism  economy
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  • 25 JULY 2002 - HAVANA, HAVANA, CUBA: People ride a "camello" or camel bus, so called because of its distinctive hump backed shape in Havana, Cuba, July 25, 2002..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:   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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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A motorcycle pulled tuk-tuk is used as a bus in rural Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a bus on Phloen Chit Road in Bangkok. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  SAMALAUK, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Passengers on a long distance bus on Highway 5 in Samalauk, Ayeyarwady, in the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the clergy at least once in the lives, sometimes for just a few weeks, other times for a lifetime commitment. This region of Myanmar was devastated by cyclone Nargis in 2008 but daily life has resumed and it is now a leading rice producing region.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    IrrawaddyRiverDelta003.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SongthaewBangkok004.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SongthaewBangkok003.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Riding in a songthaew on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Bangkok, Thailand. Songthaew is Thai for "Two bench." Songthaews are pickup trucks converted to use as a bus by installing two bench seats that run the length of the truck bed. They are common in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Construction workers crowd into the back of a "songthaew" as they leave a job site at an international hotel on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. A songthaew is a pickup truck converted to a bus or shared taxi by the installation of two bench seats in the back. They are commonly used in rural areas and as company provided transport in Malaysia, Thailand and Laos.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JULY 2002 - HAVANA, HAVANA, CUBA: People ride a "camello" or camel bus, so called because of its distinctive hump backed shape in Havana, Cuba, July 25, 2002..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Driving the number 15 bus down Rama I Road in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Commuters going into Bangkok board a minivan at a Rangsit van stop.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People in line to board minivans at a vanstop near Future Park Mall in Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People in line to board minivans that take commuters in Bangkok from Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Morning traffic going into Bangkok near Future Park Mall in Rangsit, Pathum Thani. Rangsit has become a sprawling Bangkok suburb and tens of thousands of people commute from Rangsit into the Thai capitol.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Morning traffic going into Bangkok near Future Park Mall in Rangsit, Pathum Thani. Rangsit has become a sprawling Bangkok suburb and tens of thousands of people commute from Rangsit into the Thai capitol.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Morning traffic going into Bangkok near Future Park Mall in Rangsit, Pathum Thani. Rangsit has become a sprawling Bangkok suburb and tens of thousands of people commute from Rangsit into the Thai capitol.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A passenger in a "songthaew" running from Samut Sakhon to Samut Songkram. Songthaew means literally "two rows." It is a passenger vehicle in Thailand and Laos adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck and used as a share taxi.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People in line to board minivans at a vanstop near Future Park Mall in Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People in line to board minivans at a vanstop near Future Park Mall in Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People wait for buses at a transit station in Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2017 - RANGSIT, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People wait for buses at a transit station in Rangsit.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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