THE SECOND oil spill is now five kilometres from Rayong shore while the Marine Department has filed an additional charge against Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) for violating an order to suspend the use of the port leading to marine pollution, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 11). This second spillage of 5,000 litres of oil
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Another oil spill at the same spot off Rayong
THE Rayong Incident Command Centre said another oil spill occurred in sea off Mae Ramphueng beach this morning (Feb. 10) with this being the same spot where Star Petroleum Refining Plc’s undersea pipeline had leaked 400,000 litres of crude on Jan. 25, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Pirun Hemarak, deputy governor of Rayong, said
Read moreRayong shakes off oil spill crisis, unveils special event
HAVING now emerged from the oil spill crisis, the Governor of Rayong this evening (Feb. 7) announced a tourism promotion event for three days with free seafood for participants, Naewna newspaper said. At 5 p.m. today Mr. Channa Iamsaeng, Rayong’s Governor, together with some senior officials said at a press conference that the “Rayong
Read moreRayong in better shape with no oil slicks washing up on beaches today
THE huge oil spill in Rayong showed signs of improvement today (Feb. 1) with no slicks washing up on the beaches, including Ao Prao at Koh Samet, and none also found in the sea near this coastal province,Thai Rath newspaper said. Today is the seventh day after an undersea pipeline leaked 400,000 litres of
Read moreBig battle to prevent oil slick from reaching Koh Samet
A BIG effort is underway to protect Koh Samet as the large oil slick is expected to reach the island’s Ao Prao bay tonight, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Jan.30). Natural Resources and Environment Minister Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa flew to Rayong on a helicopter at 12.30 p.m. today to inspect the contamination of
Read moreBigger oil slick just 3 km away from Rayong shore
WITH oil from the an undersea pipeline that leaked 400,000 litres of crude into the sea near Map Ta Phut earlier this week having washed up on parts of Mae Ram Phueng beach in Rayong province before dawn today (Jan. 29) a senior official warned that a bigger mass is just three kilometres away
Read moreOil slick has not yet reached Rayong, Koh Samet
By AP and published by The Washington Post and Sanook.com OFFICIALS extensively checked various beaches and bays at Rayong and Koh Samet today (Jan. 28) after an undersea pipeline leaked 400,000 litres of crude oil into the sea near Map Ta Phut earlier this week but that found conditions are still normal and unpolluted, Sanook.com
Read moreAustralian slapped with charges for wrong-way driving over 30 kms
AN AUSTRALIAN man who faces charges for wrong-way driving his sedan over 30 kilometres from Chonburi to Rayong said he had got lost and after that the GPS system took him the wrong way, Sanook.com said today (Jan. 16). Police began investigating this incident after a video clip of a black Ford Mustang going
Read moreCovid-19 infected man dies in Rayong
DEPUTY Public Health Minister Satit Pituthecha confirmed in a Facebook post this afternoon that a 45-year-old man with underlying illnesses and linked to a gambling den had died after contracting Covid-19, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Dec. 28). This patient had tested positive for coronavirus yesterday. However he had underlying conditions, ischemic heart disease and diabetes,
Read moreRayong gambling den coronavirus infection soars to 36
ANOTHER 27 people in Rayong province have contracted Covid-19 taking the total number of cases arising from visiting gambling dens to 36, Sanook.com reported late afternoon today (Dec. 26). Rayong’s Governor Mr. Channa Iamsaeng, said these patients tried to conceal their movements but officials found out that the transmission arose from gambling dens. The governor
Read moreRayong heavily flooded after weir breaks amid pounding rain
A SMASHED weir in Chonburi province led to heavy flooding at next-door Rayong’s Pluak Daeng district while hours-long torrential rain caused parts of Rayong Mueang district to be badly inundated, Sanook.com reported this morning (June 30, 2020). After the weir in Chonburi’s Si Racha district cracked and broke a mass of water gushed into Pluak
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