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A young naturalist’s legacy: Johannes Schmidt and the flora of Koh Chang
Kriskorn Wongkornwuthi, Published on 24/11/2025
» 125 years ago, Johannes Schmidt was still an unknown young naturalist in Denmark, even as colonial tensions gripped Siam, particularly along the eastern coast from Chanthaburi and Trat to Koh Kong. During King Rama V’s 1897 European visit, Denmark became a key destination, and the King was warmly received by King Christian IX at Amalienborg Palace.
Chiang Mai deploys geese to tackle polluted moat
Online Reporters, Published on 22/08/2025
» Residents of Chiang Mai were caught off guard this week by a pilot project using geese to clean the city’s moat.
Melting iceberg poses risk to Thai coastline: expert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/03/2025
» Increasing global temperatures are causing the world's largest iceberg to melt rapidly, contributing to rising sea levels that could, in turn, accelerate the disappearance of Thailand's coastline over the next 25 years, an academic warned on Monday.
Huge Chon Buri plankton bloom creates marine ‘dead zone’
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2023
» CHON BURI: An unusually dense plankton bloom off the eastern coast of the country is creating an aquatic “dead zone”, threatening the livelihood of local fishermen who farm mussels in the waters.
Dead fish wash up on Chon Buri beaches
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2023
» Masses of fish were found belly-up along a 1.5-km shoreline on the popular Bang Saen and Wonnapha beaches in Chon Buri due to a plankton bloom.
Waste blamed for Koh Lan's green waters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/07/2023
» CHON BURI: Wastewater discharged from Koh Lan is the major cause of the plankton bloom that turned the sea smelly and green, said the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) on Sunday.
Green sea off Koh Lan a natural phenomenon, say marine experts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/07/2023
» CHON BURI: Plankton bloom is turning the sea off Ta Waen Beach on Koh Lan green; however marine experts say the phenomenon will only last a day or two.
Plankton infests Rayong beach waters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/10/2022
» A large area of algal bloom was sighted at Leam Mae Phim Beach, Klaeng, Rayong.
Chiang Mai Zoo refutes charges of neglect
Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2022
» CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai Zoo has addressed accusations of neglect following posts to Twitter depicting animals and grounds at the zoo in what appeared to be a derelict state.
Oil spill ship off Chumphon to be retrieved within a fortnight
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2022
» The Marine Department has been ordered to retrieve within 15 days the vessel Por Andaman 2 that sank in the Gulf of Thailand off Chumphon province.