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Police captain rapped over tycoon's animal cruelty charge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/03/2018
» A police captain in Kanchanaburi province has been put on probation for accepting a complaint of cruelty to animals, later withdrawn, against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who is accused of illegally hunting endangered animals in a World Heritage forest last month.
Premchai's gun killed rare leopard, forensics say
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/03/2018
» A forensic examination shows that the weapon used to kill a rare black Indochinese leopard in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi in February belongs to construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.
Accused poacher Premchai's tusks 'from Africa'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2018
» DNA collected from ivory tusks confiscated at construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta's residence came from African elephants, forensic tests have revealed.
Conservationists suspicious of new zoo near Tiger Temple
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/02/2018
» Conservationists are urging authorities to terminate a licence granted for a new zoo set to open near the controversial Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi.
Thailand, China join hands on genome project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/02/2018
» Thailand and China will join hands in a project to collect genetic data from 10,000 Thai volunteers.
Bleached coral reefs to heal by 2022
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/02/2018
» Severely bleached coral reefs in Phang Nga will recover by 2022, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said Wednesday.
Would Bangkokians tolerate a vehicle ban to ease toxic haze?
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/02/2018
» A vehicle ban is needed to tamp down Bangkok's growing haze problem as the health of city residents is being put at risk, a local expert on pollution said Tuesday.
Smog choking Bangkok expected to ease
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2018
» The smog choking Bangkok is expected to ease this week as the weather forecast predicts rainfall for 30% of the capital over the next four days, said permanent secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry Wijaran Simachaya on Saturday.
Faeces find could land tycoon in the poo
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2018
» Human excrement found in front of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta's vehicle parked in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi, where he allegedly poached wildlife, could tie him to the hunting of a rare black leopard, a park official said.
Dugong population at 20-year high
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/02/2018
» The dugong population in the South has risen at the highest rate in more than two decades, says Kongkiat Kittiwatthanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre.