The governor of Thailand''s Songkhla province has ordered that security must be improved around the deepsea port, following complaints from foreign shipping companies they have been robbed of tonnes of their tuna worth tens of millions of baht.
Thailand's official NNT newsagency has reported the port authority of Songkhla has beefed up security at night, when robberies usually takes place. Security officers will keep the port under surveillance 24 hours a day, and make sure the entrance to each ship is properly closed.
Marine police have been tasked with patrolling the port at night; while the police will do it during the day.
