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  • Thailand NewsMilitary joins hunt for agarwood poachers in Khao Yai National Park

    Military joins hunt for agarwood poachers in Khao Yai National Park

    Faced with a surge in illegal agarwood poaching, Khao Yai National Park Chief Chaiya Huayhongtong announced a bold new strategy today: Enlisting the military’s help to protect the park’s valuable resources. Chaiya stated that poaching has increased significantly. The culprits are believed to have entered the park from the Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima, as well as Prachin Buri…

  • Thailand NewsMonks’ wild antics: Sanctuary showdown ends in poaching arrest

    Monks’ wild antics: Sanctuary showdown ends in poaching arrest

    Ongoing tales of monks behaving badly continue, this time in the Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in northeastern Thailand, as two Buddhist monks, Phra Maha Montri and novice Atikhun Maneewong, were apprehended for allegedly engaging in wildlife poaching. They were released on bail on Saturday, with their relatives acting as guarantors. The arrest took place on Thursday, punctuating ongoing investigations into…

  • Thailand NewsThai tycoon Premchai Karnasuta’s release reignites interest in Black Panther case

    Thai tycoon Premchai Karnasuta’s release reignites interest in Black Panther case

    Premchai Karnasuta, a high-profile individual known for his involvement in the infamous Black Panther case, is set to be released from Thong Pha Phum prison today. This news has reignited interest in the case, which once shook the nation, on social media platforms. Premchai, the primary defendant in the case, is the president and managing director of Italian-Thai Development Public…

  • Thailand NewsThai netizens call out sentence for tiger killers as too lenient

    Thai netizens call out sentence for tiger killers as too lenient

    Thai netizens are calling out the recent sentencing for five hunters who killed a tiger mother and her cub last year as too lenient. Comments on a Facebook post by the Thai news outlet Story This Morning unleashed a wrath of anger from Thais. The over 100 comments included, “That’s it. Very little blame,” “Thai law is so weak,” and “Should…

  • Crime NewsTycoon Premchai sentenced to 3 years, 2 months for poaching

    Tycoon Premchai sentenced to 3 years, 2 months for poaching

    Thailand’s construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months in jail without parole by the Supreme Court today for poaching and hunting a black panther in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi in February 2018. The Office of the Attorney General rushed out the announcement earlier so hurriedly that it underreported the sentencing of Premchai…

  • Thailand NewsNational park officials in Chachoengsao search for elephant critically injured from gunshots

    National park officials in Chachoengsao search for elephant critically injured from gunshots

    Thailand’s National Park Service team and veterinarians are working hard to find a wild elephant, known as “Plai Noo Sing,” who was shot several times and critically injured in a forest in Chachoengsao, east of Bangkok. Since last week, officials from Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary have been on the lookout for a 20 year old wild elephant who…

  • Thailand NewsPoacher arrested in Pathum Thani for allegedly catching and selling macaques

    Poacher arrested in Pathum Thani for allegedly catching and selling macaques

    An alleged poacher was arrested by the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department officials today. The suspect and another man would allegedly shoot wild macaque monkeys with tranquilising darts and later sell the monkeys for 1,000 to 1,500 baht each. Officers say 40 year old Pitak Thongsu was found with 6 macaques in his possession. Head of special operations for…

  • Thailand NewsPolice seize clouded leopard rug after it was posted for sale on Facebook

    Police seize clouded leopard rug after it was posted for sale on Facebook

    Police seized a rug made from wildcat fur last week after it was posted for sale on Facebook for 7,500 baht. The rug appears to be from a clouded leopard and investigators now suspect it may have come from one of the two clouded leopards recorded on hidden camera in a rare sighting last December at the Erawan National Park in…

  • Crime NewsTycoon’s prison term for attempted bribery upheld

    Tycoon’s prison term for attempted bribery upheld

    The 1 year prison sentence for construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for attempted bribery has been upheld by Thailand’s appeals court. Premchai’s case captured national attention in February when the high profile CEO and 3 associates were found surrounded by animal carcasses and guns in a protected wildlife sanctuary. Premchai, president of Italian-Thai Development Corp, was later released by the court…

  • World NewsAlleged Burmese poachers arrested with carcasses of protected species

    Alleged Burmese poachers arrested with carcasses of protected species

    Forest rangers arrested 2 alleged poachers from Myanmar in the Thong Pha Phum National Park in the western border province of Kanchanaburi province yesterday. Officers seized shotguns and the carcasses of several protected animals from the suspects. The chief of the national park said the rangers caught the suspects in Hindad subdistrict in Thong Pha Phum district, which borders with…

  • Thailand News“I’m sorry” – Premchai granted bail

    “I’m sorry” – Premchai granted bail

    “There is one thing. I am sorry.” PHOTO: Thai PBS Thailand’s billionaire construction magnate says he was “sorry” after being granted bail following yesterday’s court verdict that set a prison sentence of 16 months for illegal hunting in the Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary in far north-west Thailand. Three others were also found guilty and given jail terms by the court. Yong…

  • Hot NewsCourt to rule on Premchai poaching case today

    Court to rule on Premchai poaching case today

    The Thong Phaphume provincial court in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi will deliver its long-awaited verdict in the illegal hunting case on the billionaire Thai construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta today. He, and his hunting party, is charged with killing protected species. The alleged offence took place on February 3 last year in Kanchanaburi’s Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary. They were arrested by…

  • Thailand NewsPremchai poaching trail scheduled to start November

    Premchai poaching trail scheduled to start November

    PHOTO: The Nation A date with the Thai courts has been set for Premchai Karnasuta, the Thai construction tycoon who’s headed to trial on charges of poaching. Read an earlier story leading to the upcoming court case HERE. JS100 News is reporting that the first witnesses will take the stand on November 27 to testify against the mogul who’s the…