The Royal Forest Department has ordered resorts that allegedly encroach on the Pa Khao Pu Luang protected forest reserve in Wang Nam Khieo district of Nakhon Ratchasima to be vacated. The department claims 22 resorts have been built illegally on forest land. Photos by Pattanapong Hirunard.

PHOTOS

4 AUG 2011

The Last Resort

The Royal Forest Department has ordered resorts that allegedly encroach on the Pa Khao Pu Luang protected forest reserve in Wang Nam Khieo district of Nakhon Ratchasima to be vacated. The department claims 22 resorts have been built illegally on forest land. Photos by Pattanapong Hirunard.

 
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The Last Resort
Forestry officials lead an inspection of a resort which allegedly sits in a forest area in Ban Khao Pang Mah village.
The Last Resort
Thes Butsri, 76, is worried she might be ordered to move out of her home in Ban Khao Pang Mah because it allegedly encroaches on forest land.
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A gate to a resort in Ban Khao Pang Mah has been chained and locked after it was ordered to be demolished for alleged forest encroachment.
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A car park is quiet after guests cancelled bookings at one of the resorts facing an eviction order.
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A forestry official points on the map to the location of a resort alleged to have encroached on forest land.
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Resort chalet houses are built in a lush green area. They have been ordered to be dismantled by the Royal Forest Department.
The Last Resort
Royal Forest Department officials inspect a forest area in Wang Nam Khieo district where illegal resorts have been built.