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Bangkok Post

By Treenai Chansrichol
An ambulance decorated with the famous Japanese cartoon character Doraemon is offering patients some welcome distraction on their way to hospitals in Thailand.
Paew Yiang Tai Foundation, a non-profit rescue agency in Sri Racha district in Chon Buri, posted pictures of the ambulance on its Facebook account on Tuesday - and the media rapidly made the Doraemon-themed vehicle a star.

“The ambulance of one of the volunteer rescuers is decorated so prettily that every patient will feel less stress,” the foundation wrote.
The ambulance belongs to Nirand Leesuwan, who has volunteered on rescue missions for more than 20 years.
He said on Wednesday he had spent around 40,000 baht (US$1,203) to transform the plain van into the world of the magic cat. The money came from his own savings, he added.
“I want to return good things to society and to see patients and their family members relaxed when they are on board,” Mr Nirand said. “Some even take pictures of the van on the way to hospital.”
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The Doraemon-themed interior of Nirand Leesuwan's ambulance in Sri Racha. Photo: @PeawYeangTai.Sriracha Facebook account

The Doraemon van looks like other ambulances from the outside. Photo: @PeawYeangTai.Sriracha Facebook account

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This photo taken on June 28, 2017 shows retired Japanese police officer Masao Gunji (R) standing next to his Hello Kitty collection at a pink-painted Hello Kitty house in Yotsukaido, Chiba prefecture. Gunji was recognised for the largest Hello Kitty collection (5,169 items) by the Guinness World Records in November 2016. / AFP PHOTO / AFPBB News / Yoko AKIYOSHI / - Japan OUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Yoko AKIYOSHI" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

This photo taken on June 28, 2017 shows Masao Gunji, a retired police officer, standing at an entrance to his pink-painted Hello Kitty house with his wife Yoshiko Gunji (L) in Yotsukaido, Chiba prefecture. Gunji was recognised for the largest Hello Kitty collection (5,169 items) by the Guinness World Records in November 2016. / AFP PHOTO / AFPBB News / Yoko AKIYOSHI / - Japan OUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Yoko AKIYOSHI" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Retired Japanese police officer Masao Gunji, who owns a huge Hello Kitty collection, is pictured with his wife Yoshiko Gunji. Photo: AFP

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Non-profit rescue agency volunteer spent more than US$1,200 of his own savings to transform the vehicle
