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Premchai's poaching case approaches final ruling
Published on 06/12/2021
» One gunshot almost four years ago could change the life of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta on Wednesday.
OAG eyes leopard appeal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/03/2019
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) is mulling whether to appeal Tuesday's court verdict against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was implicated in the infamous black leopard poaching scandal.
Justice in wildlife saga
News, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2019
» More than a year after construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was arrested at a camping site inside Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary with a firearm and the carcasses of rare endangered animals including a pheasant and black leopard, justice has been served -- partially.
Ray of hope for rule of law
News, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2018
» Much to the public's distress, the court case against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was allegedly involved in poaching on a trip to Thungyai wildlife sanctuary, began this week. A myriad of pressures surround this case given the status of Mr Premchai whose business fortune puts him high up on Thailand's who's who list.
Thailand wins UN nature gongs
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2018
» Thai guardians of the environment bagged three major awards from the 2018 Asia Environmental Awards yesterday for their work combating trans-boundary wildlife poaching.
UN honours park chief who busted Premchai
Online Reporters, Published on 23/11/2018
» Wichian Chinnawong, the Kanchanaburi wildlife park chief who arrested construction billionaire Premchai Karnasutra on poaching charges, has been honoured by the United Nations for outstanding work in preventing transboundary environmental crime.
Premchai, 3 accomplices to face hunting indictments
Saichol Ochkajon, Published on 04/04/2018
» RATCHABURI: Prosecutors have decided to press six charges against Premchai Karnasuta but dropped one count, indicating there is no proof the construction magnate pulled the trigger on the wild animals killed in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
Thungyai park team makes a surprise delivery
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary chief Wichien Chinnawong and his team accepted a surprise mission on their way to meet police on the illegal poaching case.
Top cop proves Premchai a protected species
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/03/2018
» It came as little surprise that deputy national police chief Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul has been viewed as a villain by the same group of people who despise and curse the Italian-Thai Development Plc boss Premchai Karnasuta for his illegal hunting trip in Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary, which resulted in the killing of several protected wildlife species, in particular a rare leopard.
Law is an ass when dealing with the elite
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/03/2018
» Expressed through graffiti and drawings, pictures and words on social media, a slain black leopard, a rare and protected species, has become a symbol of victims of the wealthy and powerful at the hands of the seemingly impotent justice system. It is used to remind people that the rich often have privileges to escape charges and jail while being able to keep their business empires intact.