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PM orders probe into zoo scandal
News, Published on 06/10/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday ordered the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to probe the disappearance of rare albino barking deer at Songkhla Zoo and leave no stone unturned after the incident sparked concerns about the illegal wildlife trade.
Transfer spurs zoo frenzy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» A transfer order is likely to have triggered the fatal shooting of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) chief on Saturday while he was at Songkhla Zoo to follow up on the disappearance of a rare albino barking deer.
Zoo murder prompts fresh probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2020
» An investigation is under way to determine if personal conflicts and the mysterious disappearance of rare animals at Songkhla Zoo were the motives behind the deadly shooting of the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand (ZPOT) chief yesterday.
Top zoo official slain in missing-deer case
Online Reporters, Published on 03/10/2020
» SONGKHLA: The head of the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand (ZPOT) was shot dead on Saturday morning during a meeting called to investigate the unsolved disappearance of a rare albino barking deer.
'Snake ate deer' tale has minister hissing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2020
» The Natural Resources and Environment Minister has demanded authorities clarify the status of a one-year-old albino barking deer that went missing from a zoo in Songkhla in February, after the zoo on Thursday said the creature had been eaten by a snake.
Birthday celebration as Thailand's oldest hippo, Mae Mali, turns 55
Online Reporters, Published on 08/09/2020
» CHON BURI: A large crowd gathered in Khao Kheow Open Zoo on Tuesday for a special activity to celebrate the 55th birthday of Thailand's oldest and much-loved hippopotamus Mae Mali, or Mother Mali.
PM says 'abandon cars'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is urging people in Bangkok to abandon their cars and instead use public transport, saying the haze which has choked the capital is mainly caused by vehicles.