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Black leopard soup confirmed in poaching case
Black leopard soup confirmed in poaching case
BANGKOK: Expert analysis has confirmed that meat and bones from a black leopard were found in a pot of soup at the illegal campsite of Premchai Karnasuta and his companions in a wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi.
Buriram headers down Cerezo
Buriram headers down Cerezo
FOOTBALL: Ten-man Buriram United sealed an impressive 2-0 home win over Japan’s Cerezo Osaka in the AFC Champions League yesterday night (Mar 6).
Srivara lauds black leopard probe team
Srivara lauds black leopard probe team
BANGKOK: Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday (Mar 7) that he would not replace the investigation team handling the high-profile wildlife poaching case involving construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.
Businessman arrested, suspected of financing drug rings
Businessman arrested, suspected of financing drug rings
BANGKOK: A Thai-Indian businessman was arrested yesterday morning (Mar 6) on suspicion of financing major local and transnational drug-trafficking networks, as associated raids were carried out on 30 premises nationwide, police said.
Tourism directory offers real-time data
Tourism directory offers real-time data
BANGKOK: The Tourism & Sports Ministry has launched an official online “Thailand Tourism Directory” to help visitors surf real-time travel data for all 77 provinces.
Welfare ‘ghost accounts’ used for embezzlement
Welfare ‘ghost accounts’ used for embezzlement
NATIONWIDE: An investigation into the embezzlement of funds to help the underprivileged at welfare centres across the country has found that many of those registered for benefits were not entitled to state subsidies of any kind.
Activists warn of ‘massive’ anti-hunt protest
Activists warn of ‘massive’ anti-hunt protest
BANGKOK: Failure by police to recommend indictments against key suspects in the high-profile wildlife poaching case in Kanchanaburi on charges commensurate with the severity of their alleged crime could spark a mass protest, a leading environmental group has warned.
Blacklisted foreigner held for procuring boys in Pattaya
Blacklisted foreigner held for procuring boys in Pattaya
PATTAYA: Police have denied claims by a 69-year-old Dutchman blacklisted for overstay in 2016 that he re-entered Thailand eight months later by bribing an immigration officer at a Surin border checkpoint, before being subsequently arrested in Pattaya at the weekend for allegedly procuring Thai boys for foreigners.
Lottery suspect could face sack from teaching job
Lottery suspect could face sack from teaching job
BANGKOK: The Teacher's Council of Thailand (TCT) on Friday (Mar 2) set up a committee to consider whether teacher Preecha Kraikruan has violated the Teachers' Ethics Act after he was arrested and charged by police for allegedly using fake information to claim ownership of winning lottery tickets worth B30 million.
Premchai shows up to answer poaching charges
Premchai shows up to answer poaching charges
KANCHANABURI: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta turned up at Thong Pha Phum Police Station in Kanchanaburi province about midday today (Mar 2) to answer multiple charges relating to illegal camping and hunting protected wildlife in the province’s world heritage forest early last month.
Songkran break grows to five days
Songkran break grows to five days
NATIONWIDE: The cabinet decided on Tuesday (Feb 27) to approve an extension of the Songkran holiday period, which from this year will be a five-day break running from April 12-16.
Grandma turns on murder mum, says she has new lover
Grandma turns on murder mum, says she has new lover
NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT: A woman charged with the murder of her young son by pushing him into a canal is not mentally ill as she claims, but killed him because she did not want her new lover to know she had a child, according to the boy’s grandmother.
Police captain rapped over tycoon’s animal cruelty charge
Police captain rapped over tycoon’s animal cruelty charge
KANCHANABURI: A police captain in Kanchanaburi province has been put on probation for accepting a complaint of cruelty to animals, later withdrawn, against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who is accused of illegally hunting endangered animals in a World Heritage forest last month.
Russians sex-skills trainers to be deported, blacklisted
Russians sex-skills trainers to be deported, blacklisted
PATTAYA: Immigration police will deport and blacklist 10 Russians caught running sex training classes in the seaside tourist town of Pattaya.
Accused poacher Premchai’s tusks ‘from Africa’
Accused poacher Premchai’s tusks ‘from Africa’
BANGKOK: DNA collected from ivory tusks confiscated at construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta’s residence came from African elephants, forensic tests have revealed.
PM calls for end to ‘sex tourism image’
PM calls for end to ‘sex tourism image’
BANGKOK: Thailand has to change its image of being a sex tourism destination, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (Feb 27).
Srisaket ready for Estrada rematch
Srisaket ready for Estrada rematch
BOXING: WBC super-flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai says he is ready for a rematch with Juan Francisco Estrada.
Thai tourists charged with climbing ruins at historic site
Thai tourists charged with climbing ruins at historic site
AYUTTHAYA: Five Thai tourists climbing the ruins at Wat Mahathat for pictures have been charged and will be sent to court today (Feb 27).
KTB shuts down crypto trade accounts
KTB shuts down crypto trade accounts
BANGKOK: Krungthai Bank has become the second financial institution after the Bangkok Bank to terminate transactions involving cryptocurrencies trading with Thai Digital Asset Exchange (TDAX), following a Finance Ministry order.
Students call for transparent probe
Students call for transparent probe
BANGKOK: Kasetsart University’s forestry major students have called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ensure the probe into the alleged wildlife poaching concerning construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta is done straightforwardly.