THAI prosecutors are expecting accused Phuket murderer Lee Aldhouse to appear in court for extradition proceedings in Britain later today. But the Attorney General’s Department in Bangkok expects as many delaying options as possible to be taken by Aldhouse’s lawyers as they try to prevent his return to Phuket for trial for the stabbing murder […]
DIVERS troubled by a selective ban on coral reef sites at Phuket’s Andaman marine parks and a massive graft investigation will have a chance to ask questions at a seminar this week. The seminar is being planned for a Phang Nga resort on Thursday, February 10, by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, with divers from […]
For ages, Southern Thailand has been globally renowned for its sand beaches and magnificent coral reefs, attracting several millions of international tourists each year. Now, such national reputation could be in jeopardy after severe bleaching of corals was found in 2010. Important dive spots have thus been closed to rescue the marine lives. The coloration […]
In light of recent stories regarding the coral bleaching at Similan Islands and other areas of southern Thailand, I want to bring to the world media’s attention a problem that may have even more severe consequences for the future of Similan National Park. The problem is illegal fishing within the marine park and the plight […]
BANGKOK, 28 Janaury 2011 (NNT)-Marine experts have recently congregated at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre to brainstorm for coral reef bleaching solutions, expecting to propose them to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for consideration as soon as next month. A biology lecturer from the Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Sakanand Plathong, said the meeting […]
Eighteen popular diving sites will be closed in Thailand for up to 14 months to allow coral damaged by bleaching to recover. Over 80% of the coral at each diving site had been damaged, National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department chief Sunan Arunnoparat said yesterday. Bleaching, or a whitening of coral as it loses […]
The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department will not close all the marine national parks along the Andaman Sea coast to save damaged coral reefs from bleaching. “Closing the marine national parks will not help the coral reefs recover from bleaching,” the Department’s directorgeneral Sunant Arunnopparat said. The Marine and Coastal Resources Department prepared […]
Two muslim insurgents were killed and one arrested in a clash with a force of marines in Narathiwat’s Bacho district on Friday. Police said a fight erupted when a 100-strong marine unit of the Narathiwat Task Force 32 was attacked by gunmen near Ban Som Poi in tambon Kayo Mati in Bacho district. Bangkok Post
