CHUMPHON, May 2 (TNA) – The police have apprehended a group involved in the illegal smuggling of protected wildlife from Indonesia into Thailand, seizing 48 lemurs and over 1,000 radiated tortoises. Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at Suvarnabhumi Airport Uncovered Pol. Lt. Gen. Watcharin Phusit, the chief of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division revealed […]
KRABI, April 30 (TNA) – More than 280 blacktip reef sharks were spotted at Maya Bay, Phi Phi Islands, indicating a thriving marine ecosystem in the southern sea. Maya Bay, third best beach in the world according to Lonely Planet A recent survey, conducted by marine park officials in Trang province, the Department of Marine […]
PHANG NGA: Nine crew were taken to safety after a fishing trawler caught fire while refuelling in the Andaman sea early Sunday morning. Two Vietanamese trawlers seized in Songkhla, 11 crew arrested The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 (Thai-MECC Region 3) received a report about 3.30am that a Thai fishing boat named Sri […]
SONGKHLA, April 26 (TNA) – Two groups of assailants wreaked havoc by setting off explosives and igniting two biomass power plants simultaneously in the provinces of Songkhla and Pattani in the wee hours of the night on Friday. Arsonists attack biomass power plants in Pattani At least four attackers, dressed in black attire with obscured […]
Two biomass power plants in the southernmost province of Pattani were set on fire early this morning. Bomb attack kills ranger in Yala and suspected insurgents torch 20 cell phone towers in Pattani The arson attacks occurred simultaneously in Mae Larn and Sabayoi districts. In Mae Larn, three armed individuals, dressed in black, invaded the […]
SURAT THANI – A 38-year-old Russian businessman was apprehended at a luxury villa on Samui Island this past Tuesday, April 23rd, facing serious allegations of assault and illegal weapons possession. The Bophut Police, acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, detained Mr. Nikhita, whose full name has been withheld, following an arrest warrant issued […]
A Frenchman was arrested at a bar on the Pha Ngan Island in Surat Thani for allegedly selling ecstasy and cocaine to tourists. Briton arrested for drug abuse on Koh Phangan The Koh Pha Ngan Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they arrested a suspect identified only as Mr. (name removed), 41, […]
RAYONG: Residents were evacuated from the vicinity of chemical warehouses in tambon Bang But of Ban Khai district where a fire broke out and explosions were heard on Monday. Three Workers Killed in Chemical Explosion at Longan Orchard in Chiang Mai The fire and explosions reportedly started at an industrial waste warehouse belonging to Win […]
