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Joint forces to crack down on illegal gold mining
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/11/2025
» A joint operations base will be set up, bringing together national park rangers, border patrol police and army personnel to combat illegal gold mining inside Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi, on the orders of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin.
Five elephants found dead in sinkhole
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/05/2022
» The decomposed remains of five elephants have been found in a sinkhole at old abandoned mine in a forest reserve in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi province.
Songkhla zookeeper in spotlight over missing rare animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2021
» The Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) is pursuing action against a zookeeper over exotic animals which have gone missing from Songkhla Zoo.
Hazardous smog in North, again
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/04/2020
» Dangerously thick smog blanketed the upper northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday.
Smog eases in North, still toxic in 2 areas
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/03/2020
» The smog has receded in most areas in the North, but there were still red alerts for toxic dust levels at two air-quality monitoring stations, in Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son provinces.
Premchai case 'nothing to do with move'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/12/2019
» Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary chief, Wichian Chinnawong, insisted on Wednesday that his transfer had more to do with personal reasons and not because he had taken the witness stand in the notorious wildlife poaching case involving construction mogul Premchai Karnasuta.
Man who arrested tycoon seeks transfer from wildlife sanctuary
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/12/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Wichian Chinawong, the chief of the western Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary who arrested construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, has requested a transfer for health and family reasons.
Dept vows to appeal Premchai acquittal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2019
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has vowed to appeal Tuesday's court verdict acquitting construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and his wife of illegal ivory possession.
Poaching appeal to focus on cat
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, 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.
OAG eyes leopard appeal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/03/2019
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) is mulling whether to appeal Tuesday's court verdict against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was implicated in the infamous black leopard poaching scandal.