A park ranger stands guard over Italian-Thai Development Plc president Premchai Karnasuta, sitting, and the two other suspects at their hunting camp in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. (Photos supplied by Piyarach Choncharoen)Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta has been arrested for allegedly hunting wildlife in the World Heritage Thungyai Naresuan sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province. Together they were charged with unauthorised hunting, unauthorised hunting in a wildlife sanctuary, unauthorised possession of wildlife carcasses, illegally bringing hunting tools into a wildlife sanctuary, unauthorised collection of forest products and illegal possession of firearms. Mr Premchai and the three other people entered the wildlife sanctuary on Saturday. On Sunday a Maharat forest ranger unit informed the sanctuary management that Mr Premchai's group were staying in a no-camping area.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2018 04:54 UTC