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‘Absolute madness’: Thailand’s pet lion problem
‘Absolute madness’: Thailand’s pet lion problem
Wednesday 30 July 2025 11:30 AM
CHIANG MAI: Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called “Big George.”
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Monday 28 July 2025 10:44 AM
SURIN: Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand’s border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd - stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Thursday 17 July 2025 05:27 PM
PHUKET: A French national living in Rawai claims he believed his Siberian husky was already dead before burying it in his garden ‒ only for the animal to be found alive, with its head still above ground.
Dog rescued after buried alive in Rawai garden
Dog rescued after buried alive in Rawai garden
Wednesday 16 July 2025 09:17 PM
PHUKET: A foreign resident is under investigation after a Siberian husky was found buried alive in a garden in Rawai, with only its head exposed above ground in a shocking case that has sparked public outrage online.
Jellyfish, Portuguese man o’ war warning at Kata Noi
Jellyfish, Portuguese man o’ war warning at Kata Noi
Wednesday 16 July 2025 06:14 PM
PHUKET: Marine life officials have issued a warning after several venomous marine creatures, including Portuguese man o’ war (also called ‘bluebottles’) were found washed up along Kata Noi Beach.
Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
Sunday 13 July 2025 12:00 PM
WORLD: From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can’t stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Venomous ‘Blue Dragon’ spotted at Karon Beach
Venomous ‘Blue Dragon’ spotted at Karon Beach
Friday 11 July 2025 12:21 PM
PHUKET: Tourists and beachgoers are being warned after specimens of the potentially dangerous marine creature the ‘margined sea lizard’ (glaucilla marginata) ‒ known by Thais as the ‘blue sea dragon’ ‒ was spotted at Karon Beach for the first time in nearly two years.
Residents alarmed by python lurking under cement floor
Residents alarmed by python lurking under cement floor
Tuesday 8 July 2025 01:11 PM
PHUKET: Rescue workers were called into action last night (July 7) to capture a large python discovered hiding beneath a cement floor in a residential area of Koh Kaew.
Breeding of water monitor lizards now permitted in Thailand
Breeding of water monitor lizards now permitted in Thailand
Saturday 5 July 2025 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: The Asian water monitor can now be bred in captivity for commercial purposes, according to a new declaration in the Royal Gazette.
Snakes on a plane from Thailand to India, again
Snakes on a plane from Thailand to India, again
Wednesday 2 July 2025 11:00 AM
NEW DELHI: Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure in June.
Sea turtle rescued from fishing net at Mai Khao
Sea turtle rescued from fishing net at Mai Khao
Tuesday 24 June 2025 11:51 AM
PHUKET: Rescue teams at Phuket International Airport sprang into action yesterday (June 23) after a sea turtle was found entangled in a discarded fishing net on Mai Khao Beach, near the runway.
Turtle tangled in fishing net rescued at Karon Beach
Turtle tangled in fishing net rescued at Karon Beach
Saturday 21 June 2025 04:05 PM
PHUKET: Marine officials rescued an endangered sea turtle after it was found entangled in a discarded fishing net on Karon Beach yesterday (June 20).
Turtles released at Mai Khao ahead of World Sea Turtle Day
Turtles released at Mai Khao ahead of World Sea Turtle Day
Monday 16 June 2025 09:47 AM
PHUKET: A major conservation event was held at Sirinat National Park on Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach on Saturday (June 14), with dozens of sea turtles released back into the Andaman Sea as part of a Big Cleaning Day activity led by senior judiciary officials, conservationists and community members.
Phuket honours Queen Suthida's birthday with release of 500,000 giant prawn larvae
Phuket honours Queen Suthida's birthday with release of 500,000 giant prawn larvae
Thursday 12 June 2025 10:02 AM
PHUKET: Phuket officials held a special ceremony yesterday (June 11) to celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana a week ago by releasing half a million giant prawn larvae into local waters in her honour.
Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom debunks tourist mauled, denies wildlife abuse
Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom debunks tourist mauled, denies wildlife abuse
Tuesday 3 June 2025 11:00 AM
PHUKET: The operators of Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom tourist attraction, located in Kathu, have refuted reports that an Indian tourist was mauled at their venue, and have denied accusations of animal cruelty.
Young dugong found dead off Krabi died of internal infection, says DMCR
Young dugong found dead off Krabi died of internal infection, says DMCR
Monday 2 June 2025 01:33 PM
PHUKET: A young male dugong found washed ashore at Koh Sriboya in Krabi province died from an internal infection, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
New dugong duo spotted near Krabi
New dugong duo spotted near Krabi
Saturday 31 May 2025 02:00 PM
KRABI: Park officials have reported the sighting of two new dugongs and a group of green turtles near Ao Nam Mao in Muang district of Krabi, suggesting improving marine biodiversity.
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
Wednesday 21 May 2025 10:30 AM
BANGKOK: An annoyed resident of a Bangkok condominium building with a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor as a warning to a neighbour who had been keeping a noisy dog for about two years while management ignored other residents’ complaints.
WildAid launches leopard shark rewilding project off Phuket
WildAid launches leopard shark rewilding project off Phuket
Monday 19 May 2025 10:17 AM
PHUKET: Thailand has officially launched its first-ever endangered shark rewilding initiative aimed at restoring populations of the Indo-Pacific leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), a species critical to marine biodiversity and increasingly rare in Thai waters.
Endangered Malayan tiger spotted again in southern Thailand
Endangered Malayan tiger spotted again in southern Thailand
Wednesday 7 May 2025 09:00 AM
YALA: Wildlife authorities have confirmed a rare sighting of the endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) in Bang Lang National Park, marking another major milestone in the country’s conservation efforts.

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