Trade restrictions with Thailand mean opportunities for local producers, says Fisheries Dept
PUTRAJAYA: The ban on prawn imports from Thailand and curbs on seabass exports to that country are expected to provide opportunities for local producers to increase output, strengthen the domestic supply chain and reduce reliance on imported sources.
Toxic ‘time bomb’ ticking in Mekong
Fisherman Somdet Singthong steered his metal skiff across the brown waters of the Mekong River, resigned to the pollution that has put his health and lifelong source of livelihood at risk.
Sunken Death Railway depot rises
A depot on World War II's infamous "Death Railway" has resurfaced from beneath a reservoir where the site has remained underwater for decades, prompting researchers to race to western Thailand to survey the remnants of Nithe Station.
GOF foils attempt to smuggle 2,560 vape pods in Tanah Merah
KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) foiled an attempt to smuggle 2,560 vape pods believed to be bound for the Thai market during an inspection at a roadblock in Lalang Pepuyu, Tanah Merah, on Sunday (June 14).
Crowds gather at royal palace to mourn loss of Princess Bha
Hundreds of black-clad Thai mourners gathered at the royal palace in Bangkok, awaiting the arrival of the body of the king's eldest daughter a day after her death was announced.
Princess Bha dies after three years in hospital
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness.
Two men sentenced to death over shrine bombing
A court handed out death sentences to two ethnic Uyghur men from the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed 20 people, according to a court statement.
Pink marine mystery on beach
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has ordered an urgent inspection after a vast number of "pink sea cucumbers" were found washed ashore by waves at Suan Son Beach in Mueang Rayong district, Rayong province.
Three migrants killed by errant war drone
THREE migrants from Myanmar have been killed and two wounded after a drone used in their country's civil war exploded in neighbouring Thailand where they were working, Thai police said.
Thaksin to be given royal pardon
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pic) is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon.
