A FOREIGN man who posted a video of himself on TikTok after catching endangered parrotfish off Phi Phi Leh island, Krabi province, which is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been detained and now faces legal action, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 16). Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
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Foreigner apologises for catching parrotfish off southern island
A FOREIGN man wanted for having caught endangered parrotfish off Koh Phi Phi Leh Island, Krabi province, as seen in a TikTok video clip that enraged Thai netizens has now apologised for having done so, Sanook.com said today (August 13). In the video clip that he has already removed he can be standing near
Read morePolice crackdown on gangs sending victims to ‘hell fishing boats’
A TEAM of top police officers led raids on six locations in three provinces to crush human trafficking gangs that send their victims to “hell fishing boats” where they are forced to work like slaves and beaten if they refuse to take drugs, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 5). Deputy National Police Chief Pol.
Read moreNavy rescues four cats from sunken fishing boat
A THAI Navy team that went to inspect a fishing boat that sank after catching fire to see whether any oil had leaked spotted four cats perched on the bow that was still jutting out of the water and one sailor swam out and rescued all of them, Sanook.com said today (March 3). Acting on
Read moreOver 900 infected at Samut Sakhon fish canning factories
THE Public Health Doctor of Samut Sakhon province from where the current Covid-19 outbreak sprang confirmed today (Jan. 6) that over 900 workers at fish canning factories that are all part of the same group have been infected with this feared disease, Sanook.com reported. Dr. Naresrit Kondasima said all the infected workers had been quarantined
Read moreBig hunt off Phuket for four missing fishermen
ROYAL Thai Navy and Marine Police together with Phuket residents sent out boats early this morning (June 12) to search for four fishermen missing in deep sea after their two long-tail boats sank near Maiton island with two others having been successfully rescued, PostToday reported. At 8 a.m. Vice Admiral Choengchai Chomchoengphaet, commander of the
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