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Jitsiree Thongnoi

A Bangkok hotel has been fined after hundreds of condoms bearing the hotel’s name and logo were dumped in a nearby canal.
Over the weekend, a Thai Facebook user posted a picture of the condoms floating in one of the canals – or khlongs – that split off from the Chao Praya river and wind through the western Bangkok Yai district.
On Monday, Bangkok authorities visited the hotel, the West Inn. The owner and staff said they employed a private waste management company and had no idea how the condoms ended up in the canal. The hotel was eventually fined 10,000 baht (US$320).

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One Twitter user said: “That is too little for those who are selfish and lack responsibility toward the public.”
The hotel could not be reached for comment.
“We have never seen such large amount of condoms dumps in khlongs before,” said Sansern Ruangrit from Bangkok’s department of drainage and sewerage. “We don’t know if it was intentional or an accident.”
Parts of Bangkok are connected by an extensive network of khlongs which were once used as a means of transport. Their use has declined over the years, though, as the city developed and the khlongs became increasingly polluted.
However, the Bangkok Yai khlong remains a popular tourist destination due to nearby temples, mosques, markets and the informal settlements lining its banks.
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Dumped rubbish has often been identified as a factor in flooding during rainy season.
“It is difficult to make people feel bonded with the canals like they used to but unless they feel the need to take care of them, this will continue to happen,” said Tara Buakamsri, Thailand Country Director for Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
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Bangkok hotel fined after hundreds of condoms dumped in canal

One of the many condoms that ended up in the canal. Photo: Twitter

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Parts of Bangkok are connected by an extensive network of waterways – known as khlongs – which were once used as a means of transport
Their use has declined over the years, though, as informal settlements sprung up along the banks and the waterways became increasingly polluted


Parts of Bangkok are connected by an extensive network of waterways which were once used as a means of transport


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Bangkok hotel fined after hundreds of condoms dumped in canal

Parts of Bangkok are connected by an extensive network of waterways – known as khlongs – which were once used as a means of transport Their use has declined over the years, though, as informal settlements sprung up along the banks and the waterways became increasingly polluted

Parts of Bangkok are connected by an extensive network of waterways – known as khlongs – which were once used as a means of transport

Their use has declined over the years, though, as informal settlements sprung up along the banks and the waterways became increasingly polluted