<p>Military and police officers have prevented journalists from attending a forum on the controversial national park and wildlife protection bills, claiming that their presence could affect the image of the junta.</p>

<p>People living in national parks have denounced the national park and wildlife protection bills, saying they violate community rights.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The Thai Administrative Court has ruled that national park officers did not break the law in&nbsp;<span>burnin</span>g the houses of members of the Karen ethnic minority&nbsp;in Kaeng Krachan National Park. &nbsp;</p>

<p>A Provincial Court in northern Thailand has acquitted a Hmong man accused by national park officers of encroaching into a protected area.</p> <p><a href="https://tlhr2014.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/hmong_paivillager/">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)</a>&nbsp;reported that the Provincial Court of the northern province of Mae Hong Son on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, acquitted Su Wangpoh, a 58-year-old Hmong from Pai District of the province.</p>