Tourists thanked by Ao Nang officials for beach cleaning

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Tourists thanked by Ao Nang officials for beach cleaning
Phuket Gazette


Krabi officials and locals pick up trash that was washed ashore on Ao Nang Beach. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: Public officials in Krabi began picking up trash that had washed ashore along a two kilometer stretch of Ao Nang beach yesterday.

The officers were joined by private companies, as well as tourists, who pitched in to clear the beach after the heavy rains and strong surf washed trash up along the Ao Nang shoreline.

Krabi officials said they were concerned about the effects of the trash on Krabi’s main tourist attraction, as Ao Nang’s white beaches were turned brown and black by the plastics and unnatural trash strewn about its shores.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-07-14

[DaamNaam]

Yeah thanks for doing our job you silly Farangs....Now back to "days of our lives" Thai version on the idiot box....

[samjaidee]

Where's the photo of the new, beautifully clean beach?

[iReason]

Someone needs to show the Thai what a rake is.

Standing in one spot sweeping sand with a limp straw 18th century broom isn't quite the tool for the job...

It's no wonder they never bother. Take long time...

[ChrisY1]

Someone needs to teach Thais to be civic minded......and not throw their sh** everywhere!

Tourists pay their wages....hotel bills....travel etc......and then have to clean the beach where they want to spend time.....!!

Edited July 14, 2016 by ChrisY1

[Emster23]

I do wonder why various beach municipalities don't hire more (or any) beach cleaners. There must be ways to skim some of their pay....

[tails]

Surprised they didn't penalise the tourists for doing it without a work permit

Edited July 15, 2016 by tails

[sahibji]

hope it is not a flash in the pan.

continued community involvement to clean up

not only the beaches, but all around us

will bear fruitful results.

well done the trend setters.

others please continue the good work.

[TEFLKrabi]

The Ghostbusters' negative slime has really crept across TV today. For me, thanks to all those who helped. It's rubbish from the oceans, not some Thai picnic. Good to see everyone working together to clean the beach.

[SOTIRIOS]

...duhh...where did the trash come from to begin with....

...so pathetically primitive.....

[spidermike007]

I did some calculations a few years back, and came to the conclusion that the mayor of Samui could put together a beach cleaning crew for 75,000 baht per month. A four person crew that would make the rotations, and clean up two or three beaches per day. It would do wonders to some beautiful beaches that are consistently fouled by trash. That is peanuts for a government that collects billions, from the local community. Any community can do that. The ones that do not have a boil on their faces, officials completely devoid of pride, competency, and the ability to run their tourist areas properly. This is such a basic necessity.

Of course the officials were grateful that the foreigners had volunteered to do their jobs. The question remains, why were they not doing their jobs to begin with? Sloth? An extreme lack of pride? Incompetency? Greed? Pick one.

[12DrinkMore]

The Ghostbusters' negative slime has really crept across TV today. For me, thanks to all those who helped. It's rubbish from the oceans, not some Thai picnic. Good to see everyone working together to clean the beach.

It is all rubbish from Thailand.

In the high season it all gets blown out to sea by the wind, and in the low season it all gets blown back again by the monsoon winds.

[Ulic]

Plenty of non violent offenders in jail to do this kind of work. It should be done daily.

[taninthai]

The Ghostbusters' negative slime has really crept across TV today. For me, thanks to all those who helped. It's rubbish from the oceans, not some Thai picnic. Good to see everyone working together to clean the beach.

It is all rubbish from Thailand.

In the high season it all gets blown out to sea by the wind, and in the low season it all gets blown back again by the monsoon winds.

Spot on its all the rubbish from around the local islands where the day tours go everyday it's an absolute joke not only the sea but all the rubbish around all the roads in ao nang.

[tails]

Plenty of non violent offenders in jail to do this kind of work. It should be done daily.

I like your thinking here, I've run prison work programs in the past...

Although sadly programs like that do attract extra cost (security, transport, equipment) so we know it won't happen here