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Purge starts of encroachers on Samui, Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/01/2018
» SURAT THANI: Authorities are gearing up for action against people illegally occupying land on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan after an aerial survey revealed large scale forest encroachment on the two tourist islands.
53 Hmong resorts to be demolished
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/01/2018
» Phetchabun: The government will permit 50 members of Hmong ethnic group living on Phu Thap Boek in Phetchabun to maintain their resort after a previous order to demolish the settlements.
Hong Kong protest leader pleads guilty to assault
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's high court on Monday remanded in jail a young protest leader calling for independence from China after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in the latest case highlighting a new generation of opposition to Chinese rule.
Pattaya tourist spot in the soup over land grab
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/01/2018
» CHON BURI: Sukhawadee House, a luxury mansion and tourist attraction in Pattaya, was found Tuesday to be encroaching on public land.
Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Resorts, restaurant seized for encroachment on Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/02/2018
» SURAT THANI: Three resorts and one restaurant on the island of Koh Phangan, notorious for the popular full moon party, were seized for illegally occupying public land on Monday.
Bangkok by the sea
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 08/02/2018
» If tourists have only a day to spend in the Thai capital and want to relax by the sea, Bang Khun Thian is a nice choice. Bang Khun Thian is a Bangkok district of which a certain part of its shoreline forms part of the Gulf of Thailand. You can enjoy a boat ride, see a mangrove forest along Phitthayalongkorn Canal, visit shrimp and blood cockle farms, and savour tasty yet cheap seafood at a homestay.
Accused poacher-tycoon 'still in Thailand'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/02/2018
» Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary, is still in the country, his lawyer has insisted.
Embattled Premchai in dock over land deals
News, Published on 14/02/2018
» The Royal Forestry Department will press charges against a company belonging to relatives of Premchai Karnasuta, the embattled president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), for encroaching on over 6,000 rai of public forest land in Loei's Phu Ruea district.
Social media, students roast accused poacher Premchai
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/02/2018
» Animal rights activists have vowed to follow up on the case of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was allegedly caught hunting exotic wildlife in a protected forest area in Kanchanaburi, to ensure his wealth does not give him a get-out-of-jail-free card in a country where powerful elites often escape justice.