Rangers of the Sai Yok National Park arrest Satu, sitting, a soldier of the Kanren National Union, for alleged poaching in the national park on Wednesday. (Photo from the national park office)KANCHANABURI: A Karen National Union soldier has been arrested in the Sai Yok National Park in Sai Yok district with bearcat and macaque carcasses, guns and ammunition while two others fled. There, authorities arrested KNU soldier Satu, 26, who was resting on a hammock. Another KNU soldier identified as Sapui jumped off his hammock and ran away. Mr Panachakorn said the KNU soldiers illegally entered the Thai territory and the national park on Tuesday to hunt wildlife for food.

Source: Bangkok Post May 23, 2019 04:33 UTC