Seated toilets on national agenda

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Seated toilets on national agenda

Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 17.55
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The Public Health Ministry plans to promote Western-style seated toilets in the home as part of the national agenda to reduce knee problems.

The ministry will encourage 90% of Thai households to have seated toilets by 2016, Deputy Minister Cholanan Srikaew said on Monday.

According to the ministry, 86% of households still use squat toilets.

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DickFarang
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Discussion 18 : 19 Feb 2013 at 20.2118
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In Central Festival on Pattaya Beach Road there are stickers in the cubicles that show exactly what NOT to do.
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Discussion 17 : 19 Feb 2013 at 19.0517
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you've failed to noticed also that Thai use to squat when eating with their feet folded. They don't use tables.... would that be a concern too? if yes, probably, they government will distribute tables for all households .....
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Discussion 16 : 19 Feb 2013 at 07.5916
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Just when farang counties start to promote squat loos.
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Discussion 15 : 19 Feb 2013 at 07.4815
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RE: D14...age old question? do you know how you can tell you have been in Thailand too long?
When the foot prints on the toilet seat are your own. (roll eyes)
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Discussion 14 : 19 Feb 2013 at 07.1014
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And what is the national agenda about infections of people’s legs and backsides because they sit on the toilet where other people left their footmarks? Someone should interview the thinker of PT about this important national agenda. I would love to read his personal insights on this important matter.
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Discussion 13 : 19 Feb 2013 at 02.0013
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Thank you for the very illustrative photo, BNews. Curiously, it does not show a usual floor-level squat toilet. Still, the boy's homage to Rodin's Thinker is stirring. Dare I say, moving?
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Discussion 12 : 19 Feb 2013 at 00.5512
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@ploydonut, d6.

Put down the seat, put your feet on the seat and squat as you usually do!
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Discussion 11 : 19 Feb 2013 at 00.2611
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For this kind of issues, just need to educate, not regulate. Let people choose.
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Discussion 10 : 19 Feb 2013 at 00.1410
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D8 nitnoy... It was a joke! Of course it is a private matter, and that's why I wouldn't be seen...
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Discussion 9 : 18 Feb 2013 at 23.239
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Disc7 Nitnoi - Please... Do you really think Ploydonut doesn't know how to use a toilet, but she eats in McDonalds?
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