The Myanmar Navy recently fired on a group of Thai fishing boats near Myanmar’s waters, resulting in one fisherman being killed and two others injured. Thailand seeks release of fishing crew, protests Myanmar attack on boats The incident occurred during a confrontation over territorial fishing rights, with Myanmar authorities also detaining 31 crew members. Myanmar’s […]
SONGKHLA: A Vietnamese fishing boat was seized and its five crewmen arrested for illegally fishing in Thai territorial waters on Saturday. Two Indonesian fishing trawlers seized off Phuket Navy coastal patrol boat Tor 114 was dispatched to an area 51 nautical miles from the mouth of the Songkhla navigation channel to investigate after a number […]
A boat crewman was found dead while another crew member is still missing. Three crew members have been rescued after a fishing boat collided with an oil tanker near Samui Island. The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center Region 2 told the Phuket Express that a fishing boat with five crew collided with an oil tanker […]
PHITSANULOK: A fisherman who thought he had snagged a log was shocked to discover he had reeled in the body of a young university student, in Muang district on Tuesday morning. Naret Saenhansirikul, 58, told local police he was fishing in the Nan River near Naresuan bridge in tambon Nai Muang. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
Four Chinese businessmen have been rescued after losing contact after their boat engine broke down while fishing off of Phuket. The Royal Thai Navy reported yesterday in the early morning (October 4th) that the four Chinese men went into the sea on a small boat near the Racha Noi Island in Phuket for fishing. Their […]
BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) – The cabinet approved a 287-millon-baht budget as compensation for the destruction of illegal fishing boats in the second-phase implementation of government policies to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said that as the government was suppressing IUU, it blocked a certain number of illegal […]
Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has ordered park officials to track down a western tourist who was seen, in a widely-shared online post, with a bunch of parrot fish he allegedly caught in the seas off Phi-Phi Leh Island in Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Ko Phi National Park in the southern […]
Pattaya wild nightlife in Thailand Chonburi, Bangkok’s nearest seaside town, is located on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, only 80 kilometers from Bangkok. The area boasts abundant natural resources, which are highlighted by delightful beaches, local colors, traditions, delicacies and fresh seafood. This is a popular resort among Bangkokians who seek the […]
