Jatuporn Buruphat, director general of the Marine and Coastal Resources Department, said on Friday that he had instructed officials to conduct a probe against Ao Po Grand Marina Co Ltd following complaints from local residents. The company operates a marina targeting yacht owners and sells food and drink at Ao Po bay in Tambon Pa Klok in Phuket’s Thalang district. He said his department was not taking actions based on the February 4 arrest of Premchai regarding alleged poaching of a red-listed black leopard at the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi. The Ao Po Grand Marina has been operating since 2008. The habour can dock about 300 yachts and provides electricity, fuel and other facilities, including restaurants and a fitness club.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 17, 2018 06:33 UTC