The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has urged tourists to beware of poisonous box jellyfish, which are often found near the beach during the rainy season.
Tentacles of hope for Thai fishermen as jellyfish season arrives
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
Feeling the financial sting of Covid-19, fishermen in the South of Thailand have found an unlikely remedy – jellyfish.
The southwest monsoon is set to blow in a rich harvest of the sea creatures, bringing much-needed cash to seaside communities like Ban Pak Khong in Trang province.
Beware of painful jellyfish stings at Songkhla’s Samila Beach
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020
For some tourists visiting Samila Beach in Songkhla’s Meuang district, holiday turned to pain after they were stung by blue bottle jellyfish amid complaints that there were no agencies to provide assistance or warn visitors at this famous tourist attraction.
Tourists urged to beware of jellyfish sting in Krabi national park
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
Tourists visiting Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province have been warned of various types of jellyfish that sting on average 10 people per day.
Phuket tourists stung, but not by actual jellyfish
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018
Tourists stung by jellyfish on Phuket’s Patong Beach on Sunday were given quick first aid by lifeguards, the pain said to yield to relief very quickly.