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Poaching appeal to focus on cat
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2019
» Prosecutors are confident they can convince the Appeal Court that construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was present when a rare black leopard was killed.
Senior official, 11 others charged with wildlife poaching
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/10/2018
» Twelve people, including a senior district official, have been arrested and charged with poaching in Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi after they were found leaving there with guns and paws from an Asian bearcat.
Premchai indicted on bribery rap
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/05/2018
» Public prosecutors indicted construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta and his associate on a charge of bribery on Wednesday in connection with their alleged poaching in Kanchanaburi's Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary in February.
Police bid to revive dropped Premchai charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/04/2018
» Police submitted a letter of objection to public prosecutors on Tuesday regarding the indictment against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who has been charged with offences relating to poaching at a protected wildlife sanctuary.
Premchai off hook on five charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2018
» The public prosecutor's decision to drop five charges against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta has been met with fierce criticism.
Checking in
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development Plc, and three other suspects in the illegal hunting case reported to the Thong Pha Phum provincial court on Monday morning.
Man caught in park with dismembered black bear
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/03/2018
» Forest rangers in Prachuap Khiri Khan have arrested a 52-year-old man in possession of the dismembered carcass of an Asian black bear, a dead civet and a long-barreled shotgun and ammunition.
Deputy chief to explain 'lost evidence' in leopard case
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/03/2018
» Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Sunday that he would ask forensic police to clear the air with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) over reports about "missing evidence" in the illegal poaching case against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.
Premchai faces bribery charge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/03/2018
» Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta faces an additional charge of bribery for offering officials "anything you want" in return for his release after he was detained in a high-profile wildlife poaching case in Kanchanaburi.
Leopard probe flak hits Srivara
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/03/2018
» Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul threatened on Wednesday to file a lawsuit against groups campaigning on social media against him over his role in the police investigation into the wildlife poaching case involving construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.