Aiming to reduce plastic debris by 225,000 tonnes a year, 75 shopping malls and convenience stores with over 24,500 branches stopped providing customers free plastic bags as they joined the "Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags" campaign. However, its ecology is gradually recovering and now the national park is building a new nature trail and vantage point where tourists can admire beautiful views of the pristine beach and the bay from far away. Sending rubbish back to touristsTo celebrate the high season, Khao Yai National Park will send trash back to tourists as a keepsake. This was his reaction after photographs on social media showed rubbish left behind in tents in Khao Yai National Park. Following the 2019 National Park Act, lawbreakers can be fined up to 500,000 baht or jailed for up to five years for littering.

Source: Bangkok Post December 27, 2020 23:24 UTC