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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.
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.
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.
Srivara won't bow to pressure
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/03/2018
» Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said on Tuesday that he would not replace the investigation team handling the high-profile wildlife poaching case involving construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.
Don't be cruel
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/03/2018
» A police captain in Kanchanaburi province has been put on probation for accepting a complaint of cruelty to animals, later withdrawn, against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who is accused of illegally hunting endangered animals in a World Heritage forest last month.