Phuket

Dolphin dies despite locals’ efforts

Published

3 years ago

July 14, 2016

Dolphin dies despite locals’ efforts | The Thaiger

PHUKET: A lost and weakened dolphin found at Rawai beach last night has died, despite rescuers attempts save the mammal.

Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos told the Phuket Gazette that he received a report around 5pm from locals that they had found a dolphin in trouble off Rawai beach.

“We immediately called the Phuket Marine Biological Center’s (PMBC) Endangered Species Unit,” Mayor Aroon said.

Mayor Aroon said that while they were waiting for officer from PMBC, the dolphin was washed onto the shore by a strong wave. Locals and the mayor worked together to get the dolphin back into the sea.

“By the time they had arrived, a crowd of people had gathered, standing around the beach and watching. The dolphin was about 20 to 30 meters away from shore,” he added.

“She couldn’t swim, so we had to help hold her in the water while waiting,” Mr Aroon said.

The dolphin was female, weighed about 80 kilograms, and apparently had suffered injuries to its mouth. The dolphin died while being transferred to the PMBC,

“PMCB officers will examine the body to find out what exactly happened to the dolphin, but initially believe that she was sick and was too weakened to fight with the strong currents,” Mayor Aroon said.

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Environment

Mariam the young Krabi dugong dies

Published

8 hours ago

August 17, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTO: กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง

The Phuket Marine Biological Centre has announced the sad news about the special young dugong ‘Mariam’, who was found in Krabi back on April 26.

Young Mariam died earlier today.

The centre posted on its official Facebook page that the vet team found that she’d stopped breathing and her pulse had stopped as well, so they brought her out of the water to try and stimulate breathing.

Initially, they found that she was still responding from her eyes so they return her back to the pond. After checking the pulse, they found that it stopped again so they used some veterinary medications to keep her alive and pulled her out of the water for a second time.

She was pronounced dead at midnight today.

In a post mortem the vets found that Mariam had consumed a quantity of plastic that may have been previously undetectable.

“Rest in peace Mariam, our little angel,” says the PMBC post.

Read some more about Mariam HERE.

Phuket

Government MP receives death threats after exposing illegal condo project in Phuket

Published

1 day ago

August 16, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTO: Sira Jenjaka MP, says he has received death threats

A government MP for Bangkok says he has received death threats for revealing a Phuket condo project that allegedly sits on land without the proper documentation. The project, at this stage, remains un-named.

Sira Jenjaka is an MP with the ruling Palang Pracharat Party and claims that two people had already died as a result of revealing the problems with the project.

He alleges the land documents had been revoked by the Administrative court in the past and says he will petition the Justice Ministry to have the project probed by the DSI (Department of Special Investigation).

Mr Sira says the un-named condo project, located in Tambon Karon (below), occupies land where the Nor Sor 3 Kor land ownership papers were revoked by the Administrative Court. He has alleged that the project is owned by a “retired high-ranking policeman”.

“If government officials were found to be involved in the alleged malpractice, the state could be sued for damages worth billions of baht”, according to a quote in the Bangkok Post.

He said that the potential buyers of the condominium apartments are mostly foreigners.

Mr Sirat said he planned to ask the Phuket governor to suspend the local mayor for alleged negligence in connection with the condominium project. He will also speak to the Phuket governor suspend construction of the project and cancel any contractor’s licences.

The MP says that some state officials may have their authority and been complicit in the approval of the Nor Sor 3 Kor document.

SOURCE: Bangkok Post

Government MP receives death threats after exposing illegal condo project in Phuket | News by The Thaiger

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Government MP receives death threats after exposing illegal condo project in Phuket | News by The Thaiger

Environment

Turtle rescued on Nai Harn Beach, Phuket

Published

2 days ago

August 15, 2019

The Thaiger & The Nation

Turtle rescued on Nai Harn Beach, Phuket | The Thaiger

PHOTO: Aroon Solos

Today (August 15) at about 1pm, the lifeguard team at Nai Harn Beach rescued a small turtle, which had become stuck in a fertiliser sack.

They found the turtle washed up ashore with the sack wrapped up around its neck. They tried to carefully remove the sack from the turtle’s neck but found that the turtle had been injured around the neck so they contacted the Phuket Marine Biological Centre to take the turtle back to the centre for further examination and treatment.

Well done to the lifesavers at Nai Harn.

VIDEO: Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos