Tag: Wildlife and Plants Conservation
Department denies reopening of Tiger Temple
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation yesterday dismissed a claim by the World Animal Protection Thailand (WAPT) that it has granted...
World Animal Protection: No license for tiger farm please
The World Animal Protection’s branch office in Thailand has demanded the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation to withdraw license or suspend...
DNAs of ten stuffed dead tiger cubs do not match with...
Officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation are puzzled after findings from DNA tests show that the ten stuffed dead...
No compromise with illegal resort operators on Samet islands
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation will not compromise with 24 illegal resorts which are encroaching on the Khao Laemya-Samet Islands...
90 percent of tiger’s farms and private zoos are suspected to...
About 90 percent of tiger farms and private zoos in Thailand are suspected to be involved in illegal trade in wildlife, said Mr Edwin...
Tiger Temple denies all the charges
The Tiger Temple has denied all the charges filed against it and its abbot, Luangta Chan, by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and...
Court hands down heavy jailterms for Phuket illegal land grabbers
Two men who used fake land documents to apply for title deeds for land in a national park and forest reserves in Phuket were...
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Pattaya ready to welcome 5,000 US sailors and marines in September
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is preparing to welcome an estimated 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines when the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and two...
Thailand revokes tourist visa after Koh Samui zoo harassment case
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is sending a clear message: respect is non-negotiable. Minister of Tourism and Sports Surasak Phancharoenworakul confirmed that a foreign tourist...
Thai PM Anutin orders tougher measures against criminal networks
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered tougher nationwide action against evolving criminal networks, targeting identity fraud, nominee businesses, scams, illegal firearms,...
Tourists startled as Pattaya massage shop erupts in flames
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and local residents were startled when a fire broke out at a health massage shop on Pratumnak Road in South...
Thailand plans ‘Thai Tiew Thai Plus’ co-payment scheme to boost domestic travel
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand is preparing to roll out the proposed “Thai Tiew Thai Plus” co-payment scheme, with 500,000 travel rights and government subsidies...