Chaiwat promoted at national parks department

Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn has had an eventful career in the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. He faces a murder charge arising from his time at Kaeng Krachan National Park, but has lately won praise for exposing corruption. (Photo: DNP)

Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, who helped expose a major corruption scandal at the top of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), has been promoted to a new job within the department.

Mr Chaiwat, best known for his controversial tenure as the head of Kaeng Krachan National Park, has been named the new chief of the Office of National Parks.