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- Bangkok Post (Feb 7, 2018) — Thai PBS airs audio clip of the arrest, “phu yai will settle this”
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1409066/thai-pbs-airs-audio-clip-of-thungyai-arrest - Khaosod English (Feb 9, 2018) — Ranger says Premchai offered bribe, waived 110-baht fee
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/02/09/forest-ranger-poacher-premchai-offered-bribe/ - Bangkok Post (Feb 2018) — Wichien may face action for waiving entry fees
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/1410030/wichien-may-face-action-for-waiving-entry-fees - Bangkok Post (Feb 9, 2018) — Ex-parks official who helped Premchai also worked for ITD
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1410186/another-itd-connection - Bangkok Post (Feb 18, 2018) — “Resigning is for quitters” column on the phu yai system
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1413987/resigning-is-for-quitters - BenarNews (Mar 14, 2018) — Tycoon faces poaching charges, African ivory at mansion
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/thailand-wildlife-03142018170841.html - Bangkok Post (Mar 2018) — New bribery charge, Wichien’s recording used as evidence
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1428739/new-bribery-charge-against-premchai - Khaosod English (Mar 19, 2019) — Lower court verdict: 16 months, acquitted of panther charge
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2019/03/19/black-panther-verdict-premchai-sentenced-to-16-months-in-jail/ - Khaosod English (Jun 11, 2019) — 1-year sentence for bribery, 20-minute audio recording as evidence
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/courts/2019/06/11/premchai-sentenced-to-jail-for-bribery-in-black-panther-case/ - Bangkok Post (Apr 2020) — Tycoon gets appeal in panther case
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1891220/tycoon-gets-appeal-in-panther-case - Bangkok Post (Dec 2021) — Premchai’s poaching case approaches final ruling, timeline of Feb 4 2018
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2227499/premchais-poaching-case-approaches-final-ruling - BenarNews (Dec 8, 2021) — Supreme Court final verdict, ITD valued at 1.1 trillion baht
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/tycoon-sentenced-12082021160110.html - Khaosod English (Dec 8, 2021) — Supreme Court guilty ruling, 2yrs 14mo, Thanee died of cancer
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/12/08/premchai-found-guilty-in-black-panther-ruling-sent-to-jail/ - Bangkok Post (Oct 17, 2023) — Panther-slaying tycoon wins early release, 7 weeks before end of sentence
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2666011/panther-slaying-tycoon-wins-early-release - Khaosod English (Oct 17, 2023) — Released after 1yr 10mo 9 days, no ankle monitor due to diabetes
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/10/17/premchai-is-not-required-to-use-em-after-releasing-from-prison/ - Bangkok Post (Oct 18, 2023) — Released from prison, driven directly to Bumrungrad Hospital
https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/2666496/panther-killing-tycoon-wins-early-release - Bangkok Post (May 15, 2025) — Arrest warrants for Premchai and 16 others over SAO collapse
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3026486/arrest-warrants-issued-for-premchai-16-others-over-sao-building-collapse - Associated Press (May 16, 2025) — Premchai surrenders on wheelchair, 92 dead, denied bail
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/16/nx-s1-5400280/bangkok-earthquake-building-collapse-karnasuta - Bangkok Post (Aug 2025) — Prosecutors indict 23 including ITD and China Railway No.10
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3082990/prosecutors-indict-23-in-bangkok-building-collapse - Nation Thailand (Nov 27, 2025) — Premchai released on 1.5M baht bail in SAO collapse case
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40058854