Tak Poacher Busted Prepping Dismembered Monkey Meal
TAK — When police entered Nikorn Manpakdee’s house Friday morning, they found him busy in the kitchen. What was cooking in his kitchen? A severed macaque head, 2 kilograms of skinned macaque meat, and the animal’s legs and arms.
Premchai Puts Off Police Summons
BANGKOK — A powerful construction mogul accused of poaching in a national park declined to meet police as ordered Thursday.
Near-Extinct Swamp Cats Seized From Bangkok Home
BANGKOK — Two rare wild cats were seized Wednesday from a Bangkok residence.
Premchai Chewed Panther’s Leg Then Tossed It: Investigators
KANCHANABURI — Wildlife officials were testing bones and other remains of a black panther Friday for evidence it was shot and killed by a powerful CEO’s hunting party.
US Restaurateur Admits Using 4 Thais for Cheap Labor
PORTLAND, Oregon — An Oregon man originally from Thailand has admitted bringing four Thai nationals into the United States to provide cheap labor at his restaurants.
Former Top Cop Grilled Over Brothel Owner’s Loan
BANGKOK — Thailand's former national police chief, who currently heads the Thai Football Association, met with investigators Thursday to explain his financial links with a fugitive massage parlor owner accused of human trafficking.
Ex-Official Wanted For Helping Premchai Linked to Italian-Thai
BANGKOK — A former parks official with financial links to the firm whose CEO was arrested on poaching charges had yet to turn himself in to police as of Monday.
Forest Ranger: Poacher Premchai Offered Bribe
BANGKOK — A ranger and his coworkers have told police that the powerful construction magnate they arrested on suspicion of poaching a rare black panther tried to bribe them, a police official said.
Rangers: Premchai Ate the Leopard in a Soup
BANGKOK — The investigation into a construction mogul has turned up an extensive arsenal of firearms at his home and evidence he shot and ate a soup made of the big black cat he is accused of killing in a wildlife sanctuary.
Italian-Thai President Charged With Poaching Wild Animals
KANCHANABURI — A construction company mogul and three other men were charged Tuesday with poaching a leopard, panther and other wildlife in a sanctuary.
