Ao Kung coral, mangrove damage claims intensify
Environmental campaigners claim the proposed Ao Kung marina development in Phuket threatens red coral and mangrove forests, with allegations that mangroves are being deliberately poisoned.
PHUKET: Fresh environmental concerns have emerged over the proposed Ao Kung marina development in Pa Khlok after Phuket MP Somchart Techathavorncharoen released images showing red coral and gorgonian sea fans in the bay and alleged that nearby mangrove forests are being deliberately poisoned and destroyed.