A THAI trawler carrying three tons of fresh squid was seized by the Cambodian navy on charges of encroaching on their territorial waters with maritime agencies of both countries coordinating to verify details, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 16). The fishing boat, K. Chok Burapha, whose owner resides in Khlong Yai district of Trat province,
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1 dead, 21 injured as speedboat collides with a trawler off Krabi
A RUSSIAN teenage girl died and 21 others were injured after a speedboat carrying 52 tourists collided with a trawler near Koh Kai and Koh Phi Phi islands off Krabi province this morning (Jan. 11), Amarin TV said. The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office said the accident occurred at approximately 8.55 a.m.
Read moreMyanmar trawler, long-tail boat seized for encroaching on Thai waters
THE Thai navy last night (Feb. 7-8) seized two Myanmar vessels, one trawler and the other a long-tail boat, that encroached on Thai waters near Ranong province and rounded up 13 crew members including the skipper for questioning, Amarin TV said. Vice Admiral Suwat Donsakul, commander of 3rd Naval Area and director of the
Read more4 fishermen detained by Myanmar likely to be freed on Jan. 4
FOUR THAI FISHERMEN currently detained in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township would probably be freed early next month, said Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Dec. 17). Phumtham said he has been unofficially informed of the probability of the Thai fishing boat crew members being released from detention from the Myanmar southern coastal township on
Read moreThai fishermen jailed in Myanmar will be pardoned: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy in an attack on Thai trawlers on Nov. 30 and now sentenced to four to six years in jail will be pardoned while confirming “good news” is still likely in the New Year, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 16). A
Read moreMyanmar authorities still to release four Thai fishermen
MYANMAR authorities did not release the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by its patrol boats on Thai trawlers today (Dec. 6) as earlier confirmed leading to the Thai team having waited in vain to receive them and then withdrawing to their base, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Images had emerged showing
Read moreFour Thai fishermen to be released today: Myanmar envoy
MYANMAR Ambassador to Thailand Chit Swe said the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by Myanmar navy patrol boats on three Thai trawlers last Saturday would be released today (Dec. 5), Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said. The envoy added that they would be released at around 5 p.m. but his country’s
Read moreSearch continues for 6 missing trawler crewmembers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SEARCH AND RESCUE mission for six missing crewmembers of a capsized trawler in the sea near Koh Chang island off Trat has been conducted for a fifth day today (Dec.25). The six crewmembers were believed to have been swept away from Koh Chang island by strong winds and high
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