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2 collared for stealing phayung trees in Trang
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2021
» Two men accused of hiring workers to illegally fell phayung (Siamese rosewood) trees in Trang for sale to timber merchants in Laos have been arrested in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.
Police nab forestry official over alleged corruption
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2021
» A senior natural resources official was arrested on a bribery charge for allegedly demanding two million baht in exchange for the release of seized timber, police said.
New laws chased to boost afforestation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/08/2018
» The government is going ahead with its move to amend the country's dated laws on natural resources, hoping to improve legal measures that will help it achieve an ambitious goal to increase national forest areas to 55% of the country's land by 2037.