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Large-scale forest encroachment probed in Ranong
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has filed a complaint against a group of investors and state officials accused of colluding to encroach on more than 3,000 rai of pristine rainforest in Ranong, causing damage estimated at over 200 million baht.
Land encroachment by Saraburi monastery probed
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2026
» Authorities raided four locations linked to a temple in Saraburi province on Wednesday, uncovering alleged encroachment on more than 2,000 rai of land designated for agricultural reform and the construction of a meditation retreat.
Police arrest 21 in raid on illegal logging
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2025
» Police on Friday arrested two Thais and 19 Myanmar nationals in connection with illegal logging in Pa Phu Nam Khem National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Phayung timber smugglers caught
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/12/2021
» Two men accused of hiring people 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.
Fake news: bitterleaf cures Covid
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/08/2021
» Any claim that the leaves of bitterleaf trees can cure Covid-19 is fake news, according to the Royal Thai Police Office.
'Penguin' hit with another charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/12/2020
» Protest leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak reported to Samranrat police on Wednesday to acknowledge a police charge of causing damage to public property during a rally at the Democracy Monument on Oct 14.
Cops vow charges over rally chaos
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/11/2020
» Police have vowed to take swift legal action against anti-government protest leaders responsible for organising the rally outside parliament on Tuesday which descended into violence and left at least 51 people injured.
Cambodian monks arrested in Samut Prakan for illegal entry
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/07/2020
» Immigration police on Tuesday arrested five Cambodian monks who had entered the country illegally at an abandoned housing project in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, an immigration police official said at a media briefing on Wednesday.
Deteriorating Mekong ecosystem alarms activists
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/12/2019
» Environment advocates are voicing concerns over the Mekong River's deteriorating ecosystem, especially with more projects set to affect the waterway in the pipeline.
Locals make a living in harmony with forest
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/05/2019
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has hailed a forest conservation project called Rak Pa Nan (Save Nan's forest) for its concept of locals and nature living harmoniously together.