Phuket – The Thai Prime Minister has launched the Phuket Sandbox Beaches Conservation project.

On Thursday, August 8th, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led the opening ceremony for the project at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach. He was joined by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and 500 environment volunteers.

PM Srettha emphasized the importance of marine and coastal resources, noting that they are significant tourism destinations that generate substantial income for the country.

 

He stated, “It is very important to conserve and develop marine tourism places.” The Phuket Sandbox 72 Beaches Conservation project aims to honor His Royal Majesty the King on his recent 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary by conserving beaches and the marine environment.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-08-10

 

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Cleaning beach sand with a sieve...shouldn't take too long!

Of course, beach cleaning machines are virtually unheard of here, although ChaAm tessaban has one hidden that has been unused for a decade...they don't care!

 

As usual the do-nothing PM, is making more hollow promises that will never be followed up. 

 

We will enforce the ban on burning. And it never gets enforced. No penalties, no nothing. 

 

We will do something about poorly maintained diesel vehicles. And nothing is ever done, because the cops are too lazy, and the highway patrol refuses to patrol the highway, and the special hotlines you set up, do not know anything about the program, or the laws. 

 

We care about the environment. Yeah right. Another bald faced lie. You care not, you see the air, you talk about the air, and the sea and the land, and you do nothing about the any of it. More empty words from the "do nothing men".

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

On Thursday, August 8th, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led the opening ceremony for the project at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach. He was joined by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and 500 environment volunteers.

I guess 500 volunteers are cheaper than buying a mechanised sand filtering machine and a driver.

Phuket makes millions, time to put some money back in.

Conservation ?!!?

 

This is the guy who has literally flooded THailand with cheap mass tourism, opened the borders to mass cheap tourism - at a huge ecological and enviromental cost. 

 

The irony must surely not be lost on him. 

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I guess 500 volunteers are cheaper than buying a mechanised sand filtering machine and a driver.

Phuket makes millions, time to put some money back in.

If it's anything like the Trash Heros volunteers, they have paid 'Management'. just saying.