Following the public outcry over the cooking of what appeared to be spotted eagle rays during a Thai TV show on World Wildlife Day at the weekend, Marine and Coastal Resources Department chief Jatuporn Buruspat on Tuesday revealed a plan to soon propose eagle rays as protected wildlife under Thai animal-conservation law.

The Tourism Department plans to expand its showcasing of Thai hospitality through the highly successful foreign-volunteers programme, in a bid to boost tourist satisfaction and ensure a better rate of repeat visits to the Kingdom by foreign travellers.