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Hotel operators in the South are launching premium packages this month to attract domestic tourists looking to visit Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga and Surat Thani.

The Chonburi Rayong Traffic Report Facebook page said the granny had been hunting pythons since childhood.

Phang Nga can expect to earn up to 2.5 billion baht in tourism revenue after joining the 7+7 Phuket Extension scheme, the provincial tourism association said recently.

Lawa Yai island, the precious gem of beautiful Ao Phang Nga National Park in Takua Pa district, has become abundant in coral and seagrass, with dugongs now spotted living around the bay after the national park was closed to tourists.

An announcement on the government website on Monday says that foreigners arriving in Thailand via the Phuket Sandbox scheme can travel between Phuket and certain destinations in Surat Thani, Krabi and Phang Nga.

A marine animals expert has warned that a proposed 12-kilometre-long beach sand reinforcement project in the Khao Lak coastal area of Phang Nga province could lead to the extinction of leatherback sea turtles.

The reopening of Phang Nga province to foreign tourists scheduled for August 1 has been postponed to August 15, provincial governor Jamroen Thippayaphongthada said on Friday.

A green sea turtle is seen asleep on coral reefs, captured on video by an official of Mu Ko Similan National Park in Phang Nga province. World Turtle Day is celebrated on May 23 each year.

Officials are surveying the risk of collapse of Khao Ta Pu, a natural marine landmark in Phang Nga province, due to corrosion by seawater.

A record number of leatherback turtles have hatched in Phang Nga province as the endangered species makes a dramatic comeback on southern beaches.

With Thailand’s top destinations left virtually empty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many places like Ban Sam Chong Nuea in Phang Nga’s Takua Thung district are devising new ways to attract local travellers.

Mu Koh Similan National Park officials on Friday brought tourism entrepreneurs and the press to witness its natural beauty and readiness to reopen for tourists in the upcoming high season from October 15 onwards.