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- Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?
The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone
A solitary figure stands on the shore of Thailand’s Tang Khen Bay. The tide is slowly rising over the expanse of sandy beach, but the man does not seem to notice. His eyes are not fixed on the sea, but on the small screen clutched between his hands.
About 600 metres offshore, past the shadowy fringe of coral reef, his drone hovers over the murky sea, focused on a whirling grey shape: Miracle, the local dugong, is back.
Continue reading...20 January 20 2026Global developmenthttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/looking-for-miracle-thailand-dugong-sea-cows-seagrass-pollution - The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal
Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak ‘Pop’ Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. With dugong fatalities increasing, Pop works alongside scientists at Phuket Marine Biological Centre to track the mammals with his drone and restore their disappearing seagrass habitat. Translating complex science for thousands online, Pop raises an urgent alarm about climate change, pollution and habitat loss — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever
Continue reading...20 January 20 2026Sciencehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jan/20/the-influencer-racing-to-save-thailands-most-endangered-sea-mammal - The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal
Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. With dugong fatalities increasing, Pop works alongside scientists at Phuket Marine Biological Centre to track the mammals with his drone and restore their disappearing seagrass habitat. Translating complex science for thousands online, Pop raises an urgent alarm about climate change, pollution and habitat loss — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever
Continue reading...20 January 20 2026Sciencehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/jan/20/the-influencer-racing-to-save-thailands-most-endangered-sea-mammal - At least 32 killed as crane collapses on train in Thailand
Crane in use on high-speed rail project hits passing train, causing it to derail
At least 32 people in Thailand have been killed and scores injured after a crane collapsed on to a passenger train and derailed it, officials said.
Footage from the scene verified by Agence France-Presse showed the crane’s broken structure resting on giant concrete pillars and smoke rising from the wreckage of the train below.
Continue reading...14 January 14 2026Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/thailand-train-crane-accident-deaths - Smoke billows from passenger train after crane collapse killed at least 22 people – video
At least 22 people have been killed and scores injured in Thailand after a crane collapsed on to a passenger train, derailing it on Wednesday, officials said.
Footage from the scene shows the crane’s broken structure on concrete pillars and smoke rising from the wreckage of the train below. Rescuers worked to extract passengers from the tilted carriages in Nakhon Ratchasima province, north-east of the capital, Bangkok
Continue reading...14 January 14 2026Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/14/crane-collapses-train-thailand-video - What makes an elephant abandon her calf – and is it a growing problem?
A helpless baby elephant has won the Thai public’s sympathy but her case has shed light on the pressures facing herds across Asia
Khao Tom, a two-month-old elephant, plays with a wildlife officer, nudging his face and curling her trunk around his wrist. When she lifts her trunk in the air, signalling that she is hungry, the team at the rescue centre seems relieved – she has not been eating well. A vet prepares a pint-sized bottle of formula, which she gulps down impatiently.
Khao Tom has been in the care of Thailand’s national parks and wildlife department since September, when rangers rescued her from a farming area inside Lam Khlong Ngu national park. Born with a congenital disorder affecting her knees, she struggled to keep up with the herd. Within days of her birth, her mother had moved on without her.
Continue reading...2 January 02 2026Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/baby-elephant-abandoned-herds-calves-human-conflict-thailand-assam-aoe - Mike Karin obituary
My friend Mike Karin, a journalist and lawyer, who has died unexpectedly aged 59, worked at Loaded magazine at the height of its success in the 1990s, and later became a partner in a law firm in Thailand.
Born in London, Mike was the son of Michael Karin Sr, a businessman, and Maureen (nee Gentle), whose jobs included running a tea room. He was brought up in various locations in east Africa and the Middle East, returning with his family to London in the 80s, where he went to St Angelo prep school in Ealing, and Forest school in Epping, then studied law at Ealing College (now West London University).
Continue reading...29 December 29 2025Magazineshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/29/mike-karin-obituary - Thailand and Cambodia agree ‘immediate’ ceasefire after weeks of deadly border clashes
Two countries pledge in joint statement to halt all forms of attacks and further troop deployments in long-running dispute over contested territory
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes that have killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.
In a joint statement, the two south-east Asian neighbours said the ceasefire would take effect on Saturday at noon local time and involve “all types of weapons, including attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side, in all cases and all areas”.
Continue reading...27 December 27 2025Asia Pacifichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/thailand-and-cambodia-agree-immediate-ceasefire-after-weeks-of-deadly-border-clashes - Cambodia accuses Thailand of launching strikes during border peace talks
Thai reports claim Cambodia carried out overnight attacks ahead of officials from both countries meeting for a third day of negotiations on Friday
Cambodia has accused Thailand of intensifying its bombardment of disputed border areas, even as officials from the two countries attend a multi-day meeting aimed at negotiating an end to deadly clashes.
The neighbours’ longstanding border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce and killing more than 40 people, according to official counts. About a million people have also been displaced.
Continue reading...26 December 26 2025Cambodiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-launching-strikes-during-border-peace-talks - Thailand and Cambodia begin talks to end deadly clashes after venue row
Negotiations expected to last four days as each side calls on the other to show sincerity in words and actions
Cambodian and Thai officials began four days of talks at a border checkpoint on Wednesday intended to negotiate an end to the deadly clashes between the two countries, Phnom Penh said.
The meeting in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province had been at risk after Phnom Penh demanded a switch to a neutral venue.
Continue reading...24 December 24 2025Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/24/thailand-and-cambodia-begin-talks-to-end-deadly-clashes-after-venue-row