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Bangkok building collapse tied to construction and design flaws
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thai investigators concluded that flaws in the design and construction methods caused the collapse of a partially built Bangkok building that killed at least 89 people during the March 28 earthquake, according to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
17 arrest warrants issued over SAO building collapse
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/05/2025
» The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.
Panther-killing tycoon wins early release
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/10/2023
» Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was released from prison on Tuesday, seven weeks before the end of his sentence on Dec 7.
Police commander shot dead 'by wife'
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/02/2023
» Pol Lt Gen Panya Pinsuk, 59, commander of the Royal Thai Police Office, was found shot dead at his home on Sunday afternoon and the Bangkok police chief said his wife killed him out of stress.
Supreme Court sentences Premchai to prison
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to a prison term of two years and six months for hunting in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary nearly four years ago.
Premchai sentenced to six more months in jail
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2019
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Premchai Karnasuta to six months in jail for illegal possession of guns and rejected his request for suspension.
Ruling set for tycoon Premchai's tusk possession
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/08/2019
» The Criminal Court has set Oct 1 as the date for its ruling on construction billionaire Premchai Karnasuta's possession of elephant tusks after finishing the hearing on the case on Wednesday.
Wildlife hunter Premchai gets another one-year jail term
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/06/2019
» The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Tuesday sentenced Premchai Karnasuta to one year in jail for trying to bribe park rangers when he was arrested in a wildlife sanctuary in February 2018.
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.
Premchai gets 16 months in jail
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/03/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Construction billionaire Premchai Karnasuta was sentenced to 16 months in jail for illegal possession of a dead pheasant and weapons, and supporting poaching.