An independent committee examining a land dispute between Karen villagers and authorities has granted approval for the villagers to return to Bang Kloy Bon if they wish.
Karen villagers evicted from Bang Kloy Bon, and Chai Phaendin forest villages in part of Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi in 1996 are threatening to return to the villages.
Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, the former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, and three other defendants on Monday pleaded not guilty in the case brought against them in court in connection with the disappearance and murder of a Karen rights activist back in 2014.
The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has granted bail to Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, the former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief, and three others facing multiple charges in connection with the disappearance and murder of a Karen rights activist in 2014.
The Office of the Attorney-General has decided to indict former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other individuals over the disappearance and murder of Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen in 2014.