Showing posts with label Phang Nga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phang Nga. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2019

Thailand - Rare giant ray spotted in Phang Nga


A rare giant manta some five metres wide has been spotted near Ta Chai Island in Similan Islands National Park, Phang Nga province, according to Somporn Kaewmaneechote, a diving instructor with Sea Turtle Diver Co Ltd.
 
Somporn said the ray was spotted on the morning of Sunday (November 10) while he was taking a group of divers to explore the underwater scenery near Ta Chai Island at a depth of 26 meters. “When we were coming back up to the depth of 18 metres, we saw a giant manta ray about four or five metres wide passing in front of us, giving us an opportunity to snap a photo of it.”
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“We rarely see manta rays of this size around here, and I’m so glad to have seen one,” he added.

Ruamsin Manajongprasert, Head of Similan Islands National Park, revealed that Ta Chai Island had been closed to tourists since 2016 to rehabilitate the ecosystem after the high volume of tourist boats had damaged the coral reef around the island. “The reef has now begun to heal itself,” he said. “Also, local citizens have been cleaning the beach, which helps reduce the deaths of sea animals caused by eating marine debris.”

Ta Chai Island was reopened earlier this year, and there have been report of rare sea animal sightings including dolphins, whale sharks, shark rays and manta rays.

Source - The Nation

Sunday, August 6, 2017

#Thailand - Landslide closes road in Phang Nga


A main road linking Phang Nga to Surat Thani was closed after a landslide caused a big gap early Saturday morning.

The landslide happened at 4am at kilometre marker 27+150 of highway No 401 on Khao Sok mountain, which borders Phang Nga and Surat Thani. It caused part of the road to subside, resulting in a wide gap, Somporn Promjiam, director of the Phang Nga Highways Office said.

Soil under a road section on the mountain slid down the hill following, heavy downpours, he added.

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His office has dispatched bulldozers to build a bypass.

Motorists are advised to detour along Highway No 4118 running past Phang Nga’s Tappud district and Surat Thani’s Phanom district.

Source - TheNation