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China, Philippines report encounter in South China Sea
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2025
» MANILA - China’s coast guard said it drove away a Philippine ship around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the latest friction in a longstanding rivalry in the strategic waterway.
A waterway of life is turning deadly
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Kok River, once a lifeline for communities across northern Thailand, is facing an environmental catastrophe.
Philippine marine life under threat from industrial fishing
Published on 06/06/2025
» MANILA - Impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines are caught in a David-and-Goliath fight with industrial fishing companies after the country's top court loosened restrictions on commercial operations in protected coastal waters.
China demonstrates coast guard capability to Pacific nations, step towards high seas patrols
Published on 06/06/2025
» SYDNEY - China is taking further steps towards high seas boarding of fishing boats in the Pacific for the first time, risking tensions with Taiwanese fleets and US Coast Guard vessels that ply the region, Pacific Islands officials told Reuters.
Two Indonesian trawlers seized off Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/05/2025
» PHUKET - Two Indonesian fishing trawlers were seized and the 18 crew members arrested off this island province for illegally fishing in Thai waters on Tuesday morning.
Two Vietnamese fishing boats seized in southern Thai waters
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2025
» Marine police arrested 15 Vietnamese fishermen and seized their two fishing boats for intruding into Thai waters off Narathiwat province on Sunday.
Stories behind the artwork
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/04/2025
» Since water is an essential and vital component for life on Earth, the White Elephant Art Competition chose "Water And Alternation" as its theme for 2025. Prof Yanawit Kunchaethong, a judge at the competition, commented that "Water And Alternation" is a relatable topic which allows artists to showcase their imagination through a variety of techniques.
Waterspout causes alarm near Phuket marina
Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2025
» A waterspout that formed just off a yacht marina in Chalong Bay in Phuket caused alarm among boaters and onlookers on Friday.
Thai crew members released by Myanmar return home after pardon
Online Reporters, Published on 29/03/2025
» Four Thai crew members detained by Myanmar authorities since November last year arrived in Ranong province on Saturday afternoon.
Thai trawler crew set to return following pardon
News, Published on 29/03/2025
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with Myanmar to repatriate four Thai trawler crew members arrested after Thai fishing boats were attacked off Ranong's coast last November.