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Minister says he won’t resign over watches comments
Minister says he won’t resign over watches comments
BANGKOK: Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin says he will not resign following his comments on Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon’s luxury watches scandal.
Accused poacher-tycoon ‘still in Thailand’
Accused poacher-tycoon ‘still in Thailand’
BANGKOK: Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary, is still in the country, his lawyer has insisted.
Wanted Aussie to be extradited
Wanted Aussie to be extradited
BANGKOK: An Australian national, who is wanted by police from his country for drug offences, will be extradited for prosecution in Australia after the crimes he committed in Thailand are dealt with, according to a Criminal Court ruling.
Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia
Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia
BANGKOK: A recent major crackdown, in which 250 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) were intercepted while being smuggled on a train to the South, has underlined observations that Thailand has become a transit point for transnational drug smuggling.
Yingluck chase switches to China
Yingluck chase switches to China
BANGKOK: The police team responsible for tracking fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s whereabouts will today seek cooperation from the Chinese authorities in locating Yingluck after she appeared in an online photo along with her fugitive brother Thaksin at a market said to be in Beijing.
Wichien gives more evidence in poaching case
Wichien gives more evidence in poaching case
KANCHANABURI: Wichien Chinnawong, chief of the Western Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, and three other park rangers met police investigators yesterday (Feb 11) in Thong Pha Phum district to give further statements about alleged poaching by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) president Premchai Karnasuta.
104 street racers and Facebook promoters arrested
104 street racers and Facebook promoters arrested
BANGKOK: More than 100 motorcycle racers were arrested in Bangkok early today, while the creators of two Facebook pages promoting the illegal activity were caught in a separate operation.
Major drug suspect caught, 123kg of crystal meth seized
Major drug suspect caught, 123kg of crystal meth seized
SONGKHLA: A member of a major drug trafficking gang has been arrested and another 123 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) worth over B100 million seized in this southern province yesterday (Feb 9) following the seizure of 95kg of ya ice in Satun.
Cops unearth new B30mn lottery leads
Cops unearth new B30mn lottery leads
BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has found new evidence in connection with the B30-million lottery scandal involving disputed winning tickets but it declined to say which claimant this favours: a local teacher or a former-police officer.
Ex-parks official who helped Premchai has worked for ITD
Ex-parks official who helped Premchai has worked for ITD
KANCHANABURI: A retired park official who lobbied authorities to allow Premchai Karnasuta into a wildlife sanctuary “to study nature” has also worked as an adviser to the accused poacher’s company, Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD).
Poaching evidence firms up
Poaching evidence firms up
BANGKOK: Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary, should confess to the crime given the solid evidence against him, a senior forensic expert says.
Police nab Russian Infraud ‘cyber-gangster’ in Bangkok
Police nab Russian Infraud ‘cyber-gangster’ in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Police have detained a Russian national believed to be the No.2 organiser of a transnational gang operating a black market and theft operation known as the Infraud international theft ring.
Bullet hole, pellets in dead animals at Premchai’s campsite
Bullet hole, pellets in dead animals at Premchai’s campsite
KANCHANABURI: Police have found a bullet hole in the dead endangered black leopard and shotgun pellets in the protected pheasant found at the illegal campsite of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta in a Kanchanaburi forest reserve.
School head denies he molested girl
School head denies he molested girl
NAKHON RATHCHASIMA: A school director accused of sexually molesting a 14-year-old female student at his school yesterday (Feb 7) denied any wrongdoing when he turned himself in to local police.
ITD under pressure over state contracts
ITD under pressure over state contracts
BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) has been thrust into an unwelcome spotlight as questions have been raised over its corporate governance after the arrest of its president, accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary.
DSI tells Somyot to pipe down
DSI tells Somyot to pipe down
BANGKOK: An ex-police chief’s claim that he “borrowed” B300 million from the owner of a massage parlour, which is now being probed for human trafficking and other criminal ties, is unlikely to get him off the hook, officials said yesterday (Feb 6).
Time’s up for Prawit to come clean
Time’s up for Prawit to come clean
BANGKOK: The deadline for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to submit a third statement explaining all the luxury watches spotted on his wrist expires today (Feb 7), a source at the anti-graft agency said.
Ital-Thai tycoon in crosshairs after arrest
Ital-Thai tycoon in crosshairs after arrest
BANGKOK: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta could face a maximum of 28 years in jail if he is found guilty of illegally poaching wildlife in the World Heritage Thungyai Naresuan sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.
Italian-Thai boss charged with hunting in sanctuary
Italian-Thai boss charged with hunting in sanctuary
KANCHANABURI: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta has been arrested for allegedly hunting wildlife in the World Heritage Thungyai Naresuan sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province.
CSD takes over Kanchanaburi lottery case
CSD takes over Kanchanaburi lottery case
BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has taken over the lottery case in Kanchanaburi in a fresh bid to shed lights on the winner.