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        "id": 1382834,
        "msgid": "thailand-to-rescue-stranded-elephants-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-12-26 00:00:00",
        "title": "Thailand to rescue stranded elephants",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Thailand to rescue stranded elephants BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand dispatched a ship on Friday to rescue five elephants stranded in Indonesia by the regional economic crisis, officials said. The ship carrying 14 veterinarians and mahouts left from the resort island of Phuket and will return with the elephants in a few days, an official at the prime minister's office, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, said.",
        "content": "<p>Thailand to rescue stranded elephants<\/p>\n<p>BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand dispatched a ship on Friday to rescue<br>\nfive elephants stranded in Indonesia by the regional economic<br>\ncrisis, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The ship carrying 14 veterinarians and mahouts left from the<br>\nresort island of Phuket and will return with the elephants in a<br>\nfew days, an official at the prime minister's office, Yongyuth<br>\nTiyapairat, said.<\/p>\n<p>\"They will travel to Medan to collect the elephants and will<br>\narrive back in Phuket on Tuesday or Wednesday,\" Yongyuth said.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand sent six elephants and 12 mahouts to the Indonesian<br>\nisland of Sumatra in October last year on a 10-year contract<br>\npaying a monthly wage of 10,000 baht (US$277).<\/p>\n<p>They were employed to help locals train and handle wild<br>\nelephants from the Indonesian forests, but the deal turned sour<br>\nafter it became clear that Indonesia could no longer afford to<br>\npay their wages.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/thailand-to-rescue-stranded-elephants-1447893297",
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