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According to a report I just read, anyone in Thailand who takes
a photo of a forest fire and sends it to the Thai authorities will be rewarded with
Bt500 in cash under the pilot phase of the "Hunt the Smog" project.
"We will take tough action against those lighting fires in forest zones to clear land for farming. Fires cause smog, which endangers the health of others," Science Minister Woravat Auapinyakul said yesterday.
"We have found that most forest fires are started by people," he said during a trip to this northern province to monitor the haze crisis and to launch the public campaign.
If the picture leads to the arrest of arsonists, the reward will jump to Bt5,000. If it is among the first 10 submissions, the reward will double to Bt10,000. ($1=Bt30 more or less)
Well now either I just have an evil, warped mind or I lived in Thailand too long but it seems to me that there are many people who, even though Bt500 is only about $15, might think about starting a fire, taking a picture of it and claiming the reward. Let’s see…Bt500 once a day for a week is Bt3500. For many, that is not bad.
"We will take tough action against those lighting fires in forest zones to clear land for farming. Fires cause smog, which endangers the health of others," Science Minister Woravat Auapinyakul said yesterday.
"We have found that most forest fires are started by people," he said during a trip to this northern province to monitor the haze crisis and to launch the public campaign.
If the picture leads to the arrest of arsonists, the reward will jump to Bt5,000. If it is among the first 10 submissions, the reward will double to Bt10,000. ($1=Bt30 more or less)
Well now either I just have an evil, warped mind or I lived in Thailand too long but it seems to me that there are many people who, even though Bt500 is only about $15, might think about starting a fire, taking a picture of it and claiming the reward. Let’s see…Bt500 once a day for a week is Bt3500. For many, that is not bad.
Of course the government might start getting
suspicious if the same person shows up at the same time every day for a week
with a photo of a new fire, don’t’cha think?
Trouble is…some people don’t
always reason things out – or worry about the consequences such as destroying
forests, killing wildlife…and landing themselves in the Monkey House!
See ya, eh!
Bob
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