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Govt rejects 'Times' report on CP prawns
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/03/2013
» The government yesterday rejected a report by Britain's Sunday Times that giant Thai prawn exporter CP Foods rears its prawns with a technique that is destroying vast swathes of the ocean's ecosystem.
Experts battle to increase dugongs
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 21/03/2013
» Marine experts and veterinarians met in Trang on Thursday to draw up a master plan to increase the number of dugongs in the sea off this southern province as they have dropped alarmingly in recent years.
Fishermen hit by oil slick
Online Reporters, Published on 30/07/2013
» A 600-metre oil slick in the sea off the eastern province of Rayong reached the shores of Koh Samet's fishing village Ao Phrao on Tuesday.
Tides of confusion surround oil clean-up
Spectrum, Published on 11/08/2013
» I ndependent marine biologists and government agencies charged with supervising the clean-up of last month's estimated 50,000 litre PTT oil spill in Rayong are at odds over the impact the slick has already had on marine life.
Oil not to blame for turtle deaths, autopsy results show
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/08/2013
» RAYONG : An initial autopsy on dead sea turtles found in the sea off Rayong has found their deaths have nothing to do with the oil leak disaster last month, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) says.
Ferry tragedy spurs PM safety warning
Published on 06/11/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed local officials to boost laws protecting tourists, following Sunday's ferry accident that killed six people.
Islands get bar ban and tourist limit
News, Published on 15/03/2015
» Bars will be banned and tourist numbers limited on Koh Tachai as part of measures to protect the Similan Marine National Park in Phangnga province.
US govt sued over sea turtles snared in shrimp nets
AFP, Published on 16/04/2015
» MIAMI - Tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles die every year in the United States when they are inadvertently snared in shrimp nets, an environmental group alleged in a lawsuit filed against the government.
People power against coal gains steam
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 20/05/2015
» Tourism operators and local communities in the South have urged the government to choose between energy security and sustainable tourism.
Philippine island of 120 stares down China’s military might
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2015
» MANILA — On a clear night, the Filipinos who live on Pagasa Island — a speck in the vast South China Sea — can see the floodlights from giant Chinese cranes working around the clock, dredging sand to build on a nearby reef.