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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Lion dancers enter Canton Shrine on the first day of Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.       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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  • 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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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A woman riding a small ferry across the River Kwai takes off her motorcycle helmet. The ferry goes across the River Kwai downriver from downtown Kanchanaburi, the site of the famous "Bridge on the River Kwai." Small ferries like this, once common on Thai river crossings, are disappearing because Thailand has dramatically improved its infrastructure since this ferry started operating about 50 years ago. The ferry operator said his grandfather started the ferry, with a small raft he would pole across the river, in the late 1960s. Now his family has a metal boat with an inboard engine. There are large vehicle bridges across the river about 5 miles north and south of this ferry crossing, but for people in rural communities on the west side of the river the ferry is still the most convenient way to cross the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People on a train bound for Trang, in southern Thailand, look for their seats before the train left Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok. The train and bus stations in Bangkok were crowded Wednesday with people going home after the long New Year's weekend.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People on the "glass tray," a glass overlook that sticks out over the south edge of the Maha Nakhon Tower. The MahaNakhon Skywalk, at the top of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower, is 1,030 feet (314 meters) above street level. It is the tallest building and highest vantage point in Bangkok. The skywalk opened in November and has been drawing large crowds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Women who rode the new BTS Skytrain extension to the end of the line look out from upper deck of the Kheha station, the last station on the line. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2018 - KANCHANABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Scottish veterans of the British army during the Rememberance Day ceremony at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Kanchanaburi is the location of the infamous "Bridge On the River Kwai" and was known for the "Death Railway" built by Japan during World War II using allied, principally British, Australian and Dutch, prisoners of war as slave labor. There are 6,982 people buried in the cemetery, including 5,000 Commonwealth soldiers and 1,800 Dutch soldiers. November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, celebrated as Rememberance Day in the UK and the Commonwealth and Veterans' Day in the US.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2018 - KANCHANABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  Scottish veterans of the British army look for the headstones of Scottish soldiers buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery during the Rememberance Day ceremony in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Kanchanaburi is the location of the infamous "Bridge On the River Kwai" and was known for the "Death Railway" built by Japan during World War II using allied, principally British, Australian and Dutch, prisoners of war as slave labor. There are 6,982 people buried in the cemetery, including 5,000 Commonwealth soldiers and 1,800 Dutch soldiers. November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, celebrated as Rememberance Day in the UK and the Commonwealth and Veterans' Day in the US.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The new Apple Store and car dealers in ICONSIAM during the grand opening. ICONSIAM opened November 9. The Apple Store opens Saturday, 10 November. ICONSIAM is a mixed-use development on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River. It includes two large malls, with more than 520,000 square meters of retail space, an amusement park, two residential towers and a riverside park. It is the first large scale high end development on the Thonburi side of the river and will feature the first Apple Store in Thailand and the first Takashimaya department store in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2018 - PHRA PRADAENG, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Racing long boats are rowed downriver during the long boat races in Phra Pradaeng. The longboat races go about one kilometer down the Chao Phraya River to the main pier in Phra Pradaeng. The boats are crewed by about 20 oarsmen. Longboat racing traditionally marks the end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat (called Buddhist Lent) in Thai riverside communities.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pigeons on Chao Phraya River piers in Bangkok. Bangkok authorities are trying the get the pigeon population under control. They've imposed a fine of 25,000 Baht (about $750US) and/or three months in jail for feeding pigeons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: along the main set of train tracks that leave Bangkok and go into the Thai provinces.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A tram takes zoo goers around Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. The zoo opened in 1938. The zoo grounds were originally the Dusit Royal Garden. The zoo is scheduled to close by the end of August 2018 because it is being relocated to Nakhon Pathom province, south of Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 AUGUST 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mall employees sing the royal anthem during a candlighting ceremony to honor the 86th birthday of Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand at EmQuartier Mall in Bangkok. She was the wife of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the late King, and she is the mother of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun of Thailand, who succeeded his father. August 12 is also celebrated as Mother's Day in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man lights incense at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat in Chinatown. Bangkok's Chinatown district is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was established in 1781 when Siamese King Rama I gave the Chinese community in Bangkok land outside of Bangkok's city walls so he could build his palace (what is now known as the Grand Palace). Chinatown is now the heart of the Thai-Chinese community. About 14% of Thais have Chinese ancestry.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JULY 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A fish monger struggles to hold up a large fish he has for sale in Pak Nam market in Samut Prakan. Fish consumption recently hit a record high according to a report published this week by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO reported that global fish production peaked at about 171 million tonnes in 2016, 47 percent of it from fish farming. The FAO also reported that global fish consumption between 1961 and 2016 was rose nearly twice as fast as population growth. In 2015, fish accounted for about 17 percent of the animal protein consumed globally. This has ramifications for Thailand, which has one of the world’s largest fish and seafood industries. About 90% of Thailand’s seafood production is exported, which accounts for about 4% of Thailand’s exports.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mannequin of a child wearing a yellow dress in Bobae Market. The birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, Rama X, is 28 July. The King, the only son of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, became the King of Thailand in 2016 after the death of his father. King Vajiralongkorn was born on 28 July 1952, a Monday. In Thai culture each day of the week has a color, and yellow is the color is associated with Monday, so people wear yellow for the month before his birthday to honor His Majesty.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vender in Bobae Market in Bangkok sells yellow tee shirts that save "Long Live the King." The birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, Rama X, is 28 July. The King, the only son of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, became the King of Thailand in 2016 after the death of his father. King Vajiralongkorn was born on 28 July 1952, a Monday. In Thai culture each day of the week has a color, and yellow is the color is associated with Monday, so people wear yellow for the month before his birthday to honor His Majesty.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 MAY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man makes sugar cane juice to sell in Phra Khanong Market in Bangkok. The market serves a mix of Thai working class people and immigrants from Myanmar (Burma).     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MAY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The Imam (center) at Masjid (Mosque) Darul Falah,  a small mosque in Baankrua, the oldest Muslim neighborhood in Bangkok, and members of the mosque wait for evening prayers to start on the first night of Ramadan. Based on the sighting of the new moon, Ramadan fasting starts on Thursday, 17 May in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People participate in a wellness check sponsored by the Poh Teck Tung Foundation at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok on the first day of the Songkran travel period. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year and is one of the busiest travel periods of the year as Thais leave the capital and go back to their home provinces or resorts in tourist areas. Trains and busses are typically jammed the day before the three day Songkran holiday starts. The government has extended the official holiday period through Monday, 16 April because one day of the Songkran holiday fell on the weekend, giving many workers a five day holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 MARCH 2018 - SAMUT SONGKHRAM, SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: Workers rake dried salt into rows during the 2018 salt harvest in Samut Songkhram, about 90 minutes south of Bangkok. Sea salt is made in provinces south of Bangkok by flooding fields with ocean water after the rainy season. As the fields dry out from evaporation, workers go into the fields and gather the salt left behind.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A barge goes up Khlong Lat Phrao past a demolished home site. Bangkok officials are evicting about 1,000 families who have set up homes along Khlong  Lat Phrao in Bangkok, the city says they are "encroaching" on the khlong. Although some of the families have been living along the khlong (Thai for "canal") for generations, they don't have title to the property, and the city considers them squatters. The city says the residents are being evicted so the city can build new embankments to control flooding. Most of the residents have agreed to leave, but negotiations over compensation are continuing for residents who can't afford to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead a prayer during a "sticky rice merit making" in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Sticky rice merit making is a merit making in the Isan / Lao style, when people present small amounts of cooked sticky rice (also known as glutinous rice) to Buddhist monks. Isan is the northeast region of Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2018 - NAKHON CHAI SI, NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND:  Wat Bang Phra is the best known "Sak Yant" tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of "exotic" Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A time exposure of people walking in a candlelight procession around Wat Pathum Wanaram in central Bangkok. Many people go to temples to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day, which marks four important events in Buddhism: 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, or Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers on stage during a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Steamed buns cool in the home of a family that makes steamed Chinese buns, called "bao" in the Chinatown neighborhood of Bangkok. Bao are eaten at midnight on the Lunar New Year and served to guests during New Year's entertaining. Lunar New Year, also called Tet or Chinese New Year, is 16 February this year. The coming year will be the Year of the Dog. Thailand has a large Chinese community and Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, especially in Bangkok and large cities with significant Chinese communities.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A Chinese opera performance for the Lunar New Year at the Chaomae Thapthim Shrine in the Dusit district of Bangkok. Many Chinese shrines and temples host Chinese operas during the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is 16 February this year and opera troupes are starting their holiday engagements at local Chinese temples and shrines. The new year will be the "Year of the Dog." Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet, is widely celebrated in Chinese communities around the world. Thailand has a large Chinese community and Lunar New Year is an important holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  City workers tear down homes along the Chao Phraya River south of Krung Thon Bridge to make way for the city's plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. The city also maintains that the homes interfere with navigation on the river and pose a health a safety hazard because they are prone to seasonal flooding. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to accommodate the promenade. The riverside communities, built on stilts over the water, are prone to flooding and the city has been trying to control them for years. The houses are the only affordable housing for available to some of the poorest people in Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  City workers tear down homes along the Chao Phraya River south of Krung Thon Bridge to make way for the city's plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. The city also maintains that the homes interfere with navigation on the river and pose a health a safety hazard because they are prone to seasonal flooding. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to accommodate the promenade. The riverside communities, built on stilts over the water, are prone to flooding and the city has been trying to control them for years. The houses are the only affordable housing for available to some of the poorest people in Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the Erawan Shrine during a ceremony to mark the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 NOVEMBER 2017 - SI NAWA, NAKHON NAYOK, THAILAND: A worker rakes rice drying in the sun at a local Buddhist temple during the 2017 rice harvest in Nakhon Nayok province. Thailand is the second leading rice exporter in the world and 16 million Thais work in the rice industry.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand under umbrellas during a late afternoon monsoon storm while they wait to pay respects to the king during the funeral ceremony for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. The king died on 13 October 2016 and was cremated 26 October 2017, after a mourning period of just over one year. The revered monarch was the longest reigning king in Thai history and is credited with guiding Thailand through the turbulent latter half of the 20th century.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People hand out portraits of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, in front of a Bangkok shopping mall  during the funeral ceremony for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. The king died on 13 October 2016 and was cremated 26 October 2017, after a mourning period of just over one year. The revered monarch was the longest reigning king in Thai history and is credited with guiding Thailand through the turbulent latter half of the 20th century.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk under and photograph a Thai flag made from flowers in front of Pak Khlong Talat, the flower market, in Bangkok. There is a replica crematorium south of the flower market and the street in front features elaborate displays in the late king's honor. The King died in October 2016 and will be cremated on 26 October 2017.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2019 - BAN LAEM, PHETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt worker rakes salt into her baskets on one of the first days of the 2019 salt harvest in Ban Laem, Thailand. Ban Laem's salt fields are expanding because salt harvesters in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram,  which are closer to Bangkok, are moving to Ban Laem as their land is turned into industrial parks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2019 - BAN LAEM, PHETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt worker pulls her full basket into position for her yoke on one of the first days of the 2019 salt harvest in Ban Laem, Thailand. The workers use a bamboo yoke to carry the baskets of salt into a warehouse. Ban Laem's salt fields are expanding because salt harvesters in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram,  which are closer to Bangkok, are moving to Ban Laem as their land is turned into industrial parks.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2019 - BAN LAEM, PHETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt worker walks back to the field after dropping a load of salt in the warehouse on one of the first days of the 2019 salt harvest in Ban Laem, Thailand. Ban Laem's salt fields are expanding because salt harvesters in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram,  which are closer to Bangkok, are moving to Ban Laem as their land is turned into industrial parks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2019 - BAN LAEM, PHETCHABURI, THAILAND: Salt workers on one of the first days of the 2019 salt harvest in Ban Laem, Thailand. The workers cover their faces to protect them from the sun. Ban Laem's salt fields are expanding because salt harvesters in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram,  which are closer to Bangkok, are moving to Ban Laem as their land is turned into industrial parks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People make Chinese New Year offerings at Wat Mangon Kamalawat, a large Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An infant in his mother's arms tries on a traditional style Chinese hat at a Chinese New Year souvenir stand on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. They were breathing masks because of the air pollution in Bangkok. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Dragon Dance team performs on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok during Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:A man pulls stewed ducks out of a vat in Bangkok's Chinatown district. The ducks were being stewed for Chinese New Year's banquets. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.          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:   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:   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:   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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  • 29 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       People pray in front of an altar of New Year's offerings at Wat Mangon Kamalawat, a large Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown district. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Americans, wearing giant foam tacos, with their orders at the first Taco Bell in Thailand, which opened Thursday. The restaurant has a 215 square meter space in the Mercury Ville, a mixed use retail/office building in central Bangkok. Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brands, which also owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet. Taco Bell in Thailand joins KFC, which has more than 500 restaurants in Thailand and Pizza Hut, which recently started expanding in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Americans, wearing giant foam tacos, were the first customers to place orders at the first Taco Bell in Thailand, which opened Thursday. The restaurant has a 215 square meter space in the Mercury Ville, a mixed use retail/office building in central Bangkok. Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brands, which also owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet. Taco Bell in Thailand joins KFC, which has more than 500 restaurants in Thailand and Pizza Hut, which recently started expanding in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2019 - PHRA PRADAENG, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Passengers disembark from a motorcycle and vehicle ferry that crosses the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng, in the suburbs south of Bangkok. The use of vehicle ferries across the river has gone down as the government has built bridges to connect communities on both sides of the river. The Phra Pradaeng ferries are the busiest vehicle ferries in the Bangkok metropolitan area. Since the BTS Skytrain now comes close to the ferry, the number of commuters going into Bangkok that use the ferry has increased.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2019 - PHRA PRADAENG, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  The ticket seller collects fares on a motorcycle and vehicle ferry that crosses the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng, in the suburbs south of Bangkok. The use of vehicle ferries across the river has gone down as the government has built bridges to connect communities on both sides of the river. The Phra Pradaeng ferries are the busiest vehicle ferries in the Bangkok metropolitan area. Since the BTS Skytrain now comes close to the ferry, the number of commuters going into Bangkok that use the ferry has increased.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2019 - PHRA PRADAENG, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A man reads his morning newspaper on a motorcycle and vehicle ferry that crosses the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng, in the suburbs south of Bangkok. The use of vehicle ferries across the river has gone down as the government has built bridges to connect communities on both sides of the river. The Phra Pradaeng ferries are the busiest vehicle ferries in the Bangkok metropolitan area. Since the BTS Skytrain now comes close to the ferry, the number of commuters going into Bangkok that use the ferry has increased.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A security guard wearing a dust filter directs traffic on Rama I Road 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 up 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, 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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  • 11 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a street stall in Bangkok's Chinatown. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestory and Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A calligrapher writes Chinese New Year greetings on a table he set up in Bangkok's Chinatown. Calligraphers set up tables throughout Chinatown in the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestory and Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Thai students on a school field trip walk across the "Bridge On the River Kwai" in Kanchanaburi. Hundreds of thousands of Asian slave laborers and Allied prisoners of war died in World War II constructing the "Death Railway" between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) for the Japanese during World War II.  The bridge is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Thai students on a school field trip run in front of a train stopped in the station at the "Bridge On the River Kwai" in Kanchanaburi. Hundreds of thousands of Asian slave laborers and Allied prisoners of war died in World War II constructing the "Death Railway" between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) for the Japanese during World War II.  The bridge is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Tourists walk across the "Bridge On the River Kwai" in Kanchanaburi. Hundreds of thousands of Asian slave laborers and Allied prisoners of war died in World War II constructing the "Death Railway" between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) for the Japanese during World War II.  The bridge is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: The "Bridge On the River Kwai" in Kanchanaburi. Hundreds of thousands of Asian slave laborers and Allied prisoners of war died in World War II constructing the "Death Railway" between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) for the Japanese during World War II.  The bridge is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2019 - KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A local woman walks across the "Bridge On the River Kwai" in Kanchanaburi. Hundreds of thousands of Asian slave laborers and Allied prisoners of war died in World War II constructing the "Death Railway" between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar) for the Japanese during World War II.  The bridge is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUDARAT KEYURAPHAN (pink blouse, right), the Pheu Thai Party candidate for Prime Minister of Thailand, meets voters at the Kwan Riam Floating Market at Wat Bamphen Nuea in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. The Thai government has tentatively scheduled a general election for 24 February 2019. It will be Thailand's first election since a military coup overthrew the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. Yingluck was a the leader of the Pheu Thai Party before her ouster. Sudarat was a member of Thaksin Shinawatra's cabinet. Thaksin's government was also deposed by a coup in 2006.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUDARAT KEYURAPHAN (pink blouse, center), the Pheu Thai Party candidate for Prime Minister of Thailand, meets voters at the Kwan Riam Floating Market at Wat Bamphen Nuea in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. The Thai government has tentatively scheduled a general election for 24 February 2019. It will be Thailand's first election since a military coup overthrew the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. Yingluck was a the leader of the Pheu Thai Party before her ouster. Sudarat was a member of Thaksin Shinawatra's cabinet. Thaksin's government was also deposed by a coup in 2006.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUDARAT KEYURAPHAN (pink blouse), the Pheu Thai Party candidate for Prime Minister of Thailand, meets voters at the Kwan Riam Floating Market at Wat Bamphen Nuea in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. The Thai government has tentatively scheduled a general election for 24 February 2019. It will be Thailand's first election since a military coup overthrew the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. Yingluck was a the leader of the Pheu Thai Party before her ouster. Sudarat was a member of Thaksin Shinawatra's cabinet. Thaksin's government was also deposed by a coup in 2006.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUDARAT KEYURAPHAN (pink blouse), the Pheu Thai Party candidate for Prime Minister of Thailand, meets voters at the Kwan Riam Floating Market at Wat Bamphen Nuea in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. The Thai government has tentatively scheduled a general election for 24 February 2019. It will be Thailand's first election since a military coup overthrew the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. Yingluck was a the leader of the Pheu Thai Party before her ouster. Sudarat was a member of Thaksin Shinawatra's cabinet. Thaksin's government was also deposed by a coup in 2006.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUDARAT KEYURAPHAN (pink blouse), the Pheu Thai Party candidate for Prime Minister of Thailand, tours the floating market during voter outreach at the Kwan Riam Floating Market at Wat Bamphen Nuea in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. The Thai government has tentatively scheduled a general election for 24 February 2019. It will be Thailand's first election since a military coup overthrew the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014. Yingluck was a the leader of the Pheu Thai Party before her ouster. Sudarat was a member of Thaksin Shinawatra's cabinet. Thaksin's government was also deposed by a coup in 2006.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2019 - MINBURI, BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect alms from people along Khlong Saen Saeb, at the Kwan Riam Floating Market in Minburi, east of downtown Bangkok. People gather on both sides of the khlong (canal) between Wat Bamphen Nuea and Wat Bamphen Tai and monks in boats go past them as people present the monks with food, flowers, and other offerings. It is the only place in Bangkok where monks regularly use boats for their alms rounds.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A man sleeps on the crowded floor of Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok. The train and bus stations in Bangkok were crowded Wednesday with people going home after the long New Year's weekend.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      Passengers in the main waiting area of Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok wait for their trains to be called. The train and bus stations in Bangkok were crowded Wednesday with people going home after the long New Year's weekend.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People in Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok board a train bound for Trang, in southern Thailand. The train and bus stations in Bangkok were crowded Wednesday with people going home after the long New Year's weekend.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People wait to board a train going to Lopburi in Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok. The train and bus stations in Bangkok were crowded Wednesday with people going home after the long New Year's weekend.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People make merit by presenting food to Buddhist monks and novices at the New Year's merit making ceremony on the plaza in front of City Hall in Bangkok. City Hall traditionally hosts one of the largest New Year merit making ceremonies in Thailand. This year about 160 monks participated in the event.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist novices at the New Year's merit making ceremony on the plaza in front of City Hall in Bangkok. City Hall traditionally hosts one of the largest New Year merit making ceremonies in Thailand. This year about 160 monks participated in the event.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks chant during the New Year's merit making ceremony on the plaza in front of City Hall in Bangkok. City Hall traditionally hosts one of the largest New Year merit making ceremonies in Thailand. This year about 160 monks participated in the event.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women apply gold leaf to a statue of the Buddha at the New Year's merit making ceremony on the plaza in front of City Hall in Bangkok. City Hall traditionally hosts one of the largest New Year merit making ceremonies in Thailand. This year about 160 monks participated in the event.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man hangs longevity noodles out to dry in front of his family shophouse. The family has been making traditional "mee sua" noodles, also called "longevity noodles" for three generations in their home in central Bangkok. They use a recipe brought to Thailand from China. Longevity noodles are thought to contribute to a long and healthy life and  are served on special occasions, especially Chinese New Year, which is February 4, 2019. These noodles were being made for Chinese New Year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Looking south after sunset from the rooftop observation deck of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower. The Chao Phraya River is in the upper third of the frame. The MahaNakhon Skywalk, at the top of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower, is 1,030 feet (314 meters) above street level. It is the tallest building and highest vantage point in Bangkok. The skywalk opened in November and has been drawing large crowds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Looking west at sunset from the rooftop observation deck of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower. The Chao Phraya River is in the center of the frame. The MahaNakhon Skywalk, at the top of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower, is 1,030 feet (314 meters) above street level. It is the tallest building and highest vantage point in Bangkok. The skywalk opened in November and has been drawing large crowds.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Looking west at sunset from the rooftop observation deck of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower. The Chao Phraya River is in the center of the frame. The MahaNakhon Skywalk, at the top of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower, is 1,030 feet (314 meters) above street level. It is the tallest building and highest vantage point in Bangkok. The skywalk opened in November and has been drawing large crowds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People on the "glass tray," a glass overlook that sticks out over the south edge of the Maha Nakhon Tower. The MahaNakhon Skywalk, at the top of the King Power Maha Nakhon Tower, is 1,030 feet (314 meters) above street level. It is the tallest building and highest vantage point in Bangkok. The skywalk opened in November and has been drawing large crowds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An inflatable toy seller walks through a working class neighborhood behind Siam Paragon, an exclusive mall in central Bangkok. According to Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018, which surveyed 40 countries, Thailand has the highest rate of income inequality in the world. In 2016, Thailand was third, behind Russia and India. In 2016, the 1% richest Thais (about 500,000 people) owned 58.0% of the Thailand's wealth. In 2018, they controlled 66.9%. In Russia, those numbers went from 78% in 2016, down to 57.1% in 2018. The Thai government disagreed with the report and said the report didn't take government anti-poverty programs into account and that Thailand was held to an unfair standard because most of the other countries in the report are developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk by the Rolls-Royce showroom in Siam Paragon, an exclusive mall in central Bangkok. According to Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018, which surveyed 40 countries, Thailand has the highest rate of income inequality in the world. In 2016, Thailand was third, behind Russia and India. In 2016, the 1% richest Thais (about 500,000 people) owned 58.0% of the Thailand's wealth. In 2018, they controlled 66.9%. In Russia, those numbers went from 78% in 2016, down to 57.1% in 2018. The Thai government disagreed with the report and said the report didn't take government anti-poverty programs into account and that Thailand was held to an unfair standard because most of the other countries in the report are developed countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Passengers board a train on the expansion of  BTS Skytrain in Samrong station. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:Passengers ride in an already full carriage on the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Men ride the escalator up to the platform of the Kheha station, the last station on the BTS Skytrain east extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Children ride the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker hauls a barrel of trash past a pile of discarded plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A shopper in Khlong Toei market surrounded by produce in single use plastic bags. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man delivering single use plastic bags to shops in Khlong Toei market does paperwork in the back of his truck. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fish seller gives alms to a Buddhist monk in front of a pile of plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man plays with his baby in front of a pile of plastic waste in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A couple takes a selfie at the Red Cross Fair in Lumpini Park. The Red Cross Fair is a fund raiser and annual event in Bangkok that draws thousands of attendees every night of its nine day run. The fair features games of chance, a midway with rides, handicrafts and food. This is the first year the fair has been in Lumpini Park. Previously it had been held in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The 2018 Fair marks 125 years of service for the Red Cross in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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