PUBLISHED: 21 Apr 2025 at 18:50
Siranudh” Psi” Scott, a marine conservationist, has been removed from his position as an adviser at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) for his alleged inappropriate behaviour.
Mr Siranudh, 26, last year said he was stepping down as assistant to DNP director-general Athapol Charoenshunsa over what he said was a dispute about the control of restoration work in the country.
But, Mr Athapol yesterday said that the division decided to remove Mr Siranudh from his article according to his continued “inappropriate behavior despite multiple instructions”.
Mr Siranudh, who obtained a diploma in video from the California Institute of the Arts, returned to Thailand to focus on marine protection. He has gained reputation for his dedication in protection programs.
Nevertheless, he was recently involved in a contentious video that went viral. On it, he was seen confronting a foreign tourists who sarcastically used the Taiwanese greeting na hao in southern Thailand.
Mr Athapol acknowledged Mr Siranudh’s” great motives” but noted that, on several occasions, his website content affected the relationship between the garden power and local societies. At one point, a libel lawsuit was filed by a local company operator over Mr Siranudh’s online information, Mr Athapol said.