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PCD on oil wreck watch
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 15/02/2026
» The government has instructed the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to intensify monitoring after the cargo vessel SEALLOYD ARC sank off the coast of Phuket.
Navigating between global superpowers
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 14/02/2026
» Both China and the US issued new national security policies over the past year. At first glance, they seem to diverge markedly, portending a deep rupture in the world order. Yet, they may also bear some similarities in terms of self-interest and self-advancement. Collateral to that, other countries seeking to forge a middle path may wish to navigate a perspicacious route towards global equilibrium.
Thailand says border moves legitimate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026
» Thailand has reaffirmed that recently approved spending on weapons procurement and border fencing is preventive, non-provocative and fully in line with international law, amid heightened scrutiny of developments along the Thai–Cambodian border and adjacent waters.
Anutin signs off on border security plan
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/02/2026
» Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has approved a series of measures intended to bolster security along the border with Cambodia, including the construction of more border fencing, in the wake of another landmine blast which injured three Thai soldiers in Si Sa Ket.
Public warned of stray hazardous containers after cargo ship sinking in Phuket
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026
» The public are warned not to approach any stray containers spotted in the sea or on the beach, particularly in Phuket, after the Panama-flagged Sealloyd Arc cargo ship sank near the island with more than 200 containers, including those containing hazardous materials.
Oil leak from sunken cargo ship not seen as serious
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/02/2026
» Refined petroleum leaking from a cargo ship that sank in the Andaman Sea off Phuket on Saturday is not expected to affect nearby islands, according to the Pollution Control Department.
Thailand ready to scrap sea-boundary deal with Cambodia
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/02/2026
» The cabinet has been instructed to start preparing to void a 25-year-old memorandum of understanding (MoU) used by Thailand and Cambodia as a framework to settle their overlapping maritime boundaries.
From conflict to shared prosperity
News, David Jay Green, Published on 10/02/2026
» The news from the front line, the border between Cambodia and Thailand, has a depressing familiarity. Another ceasefire is agreed upon, but it is accompanied by hostile statements from officials of both governments, and, in the past, such statements have led to aggressive action by one or both military forces. This opens the door to armed combat. People are killed or injured, property and infrastructure damaged, and people's livelihoods disrupted. We need to break this cycle; we need real peace.
Centre set up for sunken ship
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/02/2026
» PHUKET: A command centre has been established to coordinate a response after the Panama‑flagged cargo vessel SEALLOYD ARC sank in the Andaman Sea, provincial authorities and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) said on Sunday.
Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran and Onlline Reporters, Published on 08/02/2026
» PHUKET - Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of the Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.