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Trapped Manta in Andaman! Divers race to save entangled giant

January 15, 2024

A search mission has been launched in the Andaman Sea off Krabi province after scuba divers spotted a large manta ray entangled in discarded fishing gear.

‘Underwater stealth bombers’ forced out of Raja Ampat

January 24, 2021

Two manta ray species, the oceanic manta ray and the reef manta ray, inhabit the waters of Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua. Each species has distinct morphological characteristics and behaviors, but the most glaring difference between the two is that oceanic mantas grow much larger.

Rare giant ray spotted in Phang Nga

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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.

Thai film ‘Manta Ray’ sweeps Asean film awards

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019

The Bangkok Asean Film Festival rolled to an end earlier this week, with rookie director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng picking up yet another award for his debut oeuvre, “Kraben Rahu” (“Manta Ray”), which became the first Thai movie to win Best Film in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of last year’s Venice International Film Festival.

Reflections on a refugee

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng's debut feature, which focuses on attitudes towards the Rohingya, wins big in Venice

Probe into stingrays deaths

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2016

Authorities are trying to determine why as many as 14 stingrays were found dead in Mae Klong River in Samut Songkhram province.