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I have always been proud of my hometown, Samut Songkhram. The smallest province in Thailand, known by some as Maeklong , it is just 64 kilometres from the centre of Bangkok, with Samut Sakhon sitting between my province and the capital.
Before the Amphawa Floating Market and its famous fireflies became a tourist craze, followed by the Rom Hoop railway market, the economy of my little province was relatively closed. Given that the fishery is a backbone of the local economy, Samut Songkhram is no stranger to migrant workers who work on fishing boats, in fish markets and related businesses, similar to our neighbour.