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Cabinet nod to protect coastal areas
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2024
» The cabinet has approved three ministerial notifications about measures to protect the environment in the three Andaman coastal provinces of Phangnga, Krabi and Ranong.
Sick dugong 'cause for deep alarm'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/03/2024
» An emaciated and fatigued dugong was sighted last week near Trang's Koh Libong, a renowned habitat for this marine mammal.
Rare white whale evades search team
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/01/2024
» Although a search for a white Omura's whale proved fruitless on Tuesday, a research team found four other Omura's whales (Balaenoptera omurai) near Koh Hae, off Phuket, instead.
Cancelled e-tickets stir public doubt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/12/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) yesterday clarified its decision to scrap an e-ticket system at six national parks, saying the system was not fully ready.
Dengue cases on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/07/2023
» A mosquito eradication campaign has been launched by the Public Health Ministry as the number of people infected with dengue fever nationwide continues to rise by about 5,000 cases per week, Disease Control Department director-general Tares Krassanairawiwong said yesterday.
Envoys tour Andaman Coast
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Diplomats from 28 countries visited the Andaman Coast under an invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to showcase the success of royal initiatives for social development in the South.
German cliff jumper found dead
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2023
» KRABI: Authorities have recovered the body of a German tourist who jumped off a cliff in Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park on Saturday afternoon.
Depressed German tourist escapes rangers, jumps to death from Krabi cliff
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2023
» KRABI: A German tourist, said to be suffering from depression, jumped to his death from a cliff while being accompanied by park rangers on a nature trail over the Khao Ngon Nak mountain crest in the Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park in this southern coastal province on Saturday afternoon. His body was found at a spot below the cliff at 1am on Sunday.
Foreigner in hot water for TikTok fishing video
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2022
» Authorities are searching for a foreign man after a TikTok video of him illegally catching parrotfish off Koh Phi Phi Leh in Krabi provoked outraged reaction.
Delta variant to take over, warns expert
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/07/2021
» The Delta variant, first identified in India, accounts for 52% of Covid-19 patients in Bangkok with a virus expert expecting it to replace the Alpha variant, first detected in the UK, as the dominant strain in the country by the end of the month.