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30 detained for forest violations, illegal entry
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 14/09/2024
» Thirty people, including nine children, were arrested yesterday for crossing the border illegally, encroaching on forest land, and destroying the forest in Srinagarindra Dam National Park in Kanchanaburi.
Officials accused of aiding gun runners
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 14/06/2022
» Government officials arrested for alleged criminal involvement in the running of guns to Myanmar will also face an Interior Ministry investigation for serious disciplinary breaches.
Suspects in tiger hunt ordered to remove homes from national park
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 18/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities have ordered the removal from Khao Laem National Park of the houses of five people charged with killing two wild tigers in jungle near the Myanmar border.
Demolition of B30m resort on national park land nearly complete
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Demolition of a 30-million-baht luxury resort that encroached on Srinakarin Dam National Park in Si Sawat district is almost complete, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation official reported on Monday.
Illegal timber seized at temple, man arrested
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 31/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A man was arrested and a quantity of illegally cut timber logs seized at a temple in Sai Yok district of this western border province on Monday.
Two Kanchanaburi resorts face demolition
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 11/11/2020
» KANCHANABURI: An order has been issued for the owner of a resort to demolish four buildings within the boundary of Khao Laem National Park in Thong Pha Phum district.
Park hails owners' removal of cottages
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 18/09/2020
» Owners of the famous "Krathom Rim Than" resort in Kanchanaburi have finally agreed to demolish its cottages after the authorities issued them with a final warning against encroaching on Khao Laem National Park.
Mogul jailed for building resort in Erawan
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 20/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Kanchanaburi provincial court has sentenced a former managing director of Thai Dairy Industry Co to one year in jail for encroaching on forest land in Erawan National Park to build a resort.
City rich eyed over park land grab
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Police are gathering evidence to summon wealthy investors from Bangkok to acknowledge charges of land encroachment as authorities expand their investigation into cases of land grabbing.
Raid reveals investors 'grabbed park land'
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 15/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities on Friday confiscated 200 rai of land under the Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district which was occupied by wealthy investors from Bangkok.