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PACC takes action on 2011 eviction
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/02/2021
» The Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has decided to bar a former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park from the civil service for his role in the burning of Karen villagers' homes during their eviction from the park in 2011, according to a source.
Encroacher sentenced to 10-year stint
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/09/2019
» The Criminal Court has handed down a 10-year sentence to the prime suspect in a case involving encroachment on 93 rai of land in Sirinat Marine National Park in Phuket province.
Four face charges for Billy's death: source
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/09/2019
» At least four people, including senior civil servants, will likely be summoned soon to face charges in connection with the murder of Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, a source on the investigation team probing the case said on Monday.
Porlajee 'was murdered'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/09/2019
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is identifying suspects after concluding that missing Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen was murdered, following the discovery of a burnt piece of his skull in the reservoir of Kaeng Krachan dam in Phetchaburi province.
Training a digital eye on our prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/12/2018
» As the Thai prison population increases from year to year, Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinil, the newly-appointed deputy chief of the Department of Corrections, believe that digital technology can help his staff to take care of the inmates.
Supreme Court upholds compensation for Karens
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/03/2018
» The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld the lower court's ruling that ordered authorities to pay 10,000 baht in compensation to each of six Karen villagers for burning down their shelters while evicting them from Phetchaburi's Kaeng Krachan National Park seven years ago.
DSI probes Boonchai over land dispute
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/09/2017
» Telecoms tycoon Boonchai Bencharongkul met Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials yesterday to give details about a luxury vacation home suspected of sitting on encroached land in Phangnga province.
DSI custody death ruling lays no blame
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/08/2017
» The Criminal Court yesterday ruled that a former land officer died of suffocation and a ruptured liver after being struck by a blunt object on Aug 29 last year while in the Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) custody -- but the perpetrator remains unknown.
Elephant camp in DSI crosshairs
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/06/2017
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is considering two complaints against a popular elephant camp in Ayutthaya. One alleges the tourist attraction used its "influence" to block wildlife authorities from conducting a probe into whether it smuggled elephants to Germany. The other claims it captured elephants from the wild.
Elephant smuggling dispute reaches DSI
King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/06/2017
» Wildlife authorities have asked the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to probe the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace for allegedly smuggling elephants to Germany and keeping wild elephants.