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Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
Pak Chong fires put out after eight-day fight
News, Published on 13/01/2025
» The forest fires on Khao Loi mountain in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima have been put out after eight days of burning. The authorities suspect the cause was a fire set before a wildlife hunt.
Poaching suspects may get off scot-free
News, Published on 09/10/2018
» Poaching suspects arrested and charged with illegal poaching in Sai Yok National Park on Sunday might be able to escape successful prosecution due to insufficient evidence, a source at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said.
Leopard probe flak hits Srivara
News, Published on 08/03/2018
» Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul threatened 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.
Embattled Premchai in dock over land deals
News, Published on 14/02/2018
» The Royal Forestry Department will press charges against a company belonging to relatives of Premchai Karnasuta, the embattled president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), for encroaching on over 6,000 rai of public forest land in Loei's Phu Ruea district.
Cops probe Tiger Temple links to global network
News, Published on 04/06/2016
» The large number of dead tiger cubs seized from the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province has prompted a new investigation into possible links with a transnational wildlife trafficking network.
30 more dead cubs found
News, Published on 03/06/2016
» As the relocation of Bengal tigers from the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi continues, wildlife authorities on Thursday discovered the carcasses of 30 more tiger cubs, two tiger pelts and a large number of talismans made from tiger carcasses.
Temple faces charges after 40 dead tiger cubs found
News, Published on 02/06/2016
» Kanchanaburi: Wildlife authorities will press charges against the so-called Tiger Temple in Sai Yok district after they found the carcasses of 40 tiger cubs in a freezer and some live animals in the grounds, a senior official says.
Cleanest water in Thailand: Upper Tapi River in Surathani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» The Upper Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand, with low levels of microorganisms & chemicals has been declared the cleanest river in Thailand.
Upper Tapi River has 'best quality' water
News, Published on 12/11/2015
» The upper stretch of the Tapi River in Nakhon Si Thammarat province has been judged as having the cleanest water in Thailand in over five years, according to the Pollution Control Department.