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Parks dept wants legal action taken against luxury resorts

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation wants legal action taken against luxury resort operators accused of encroaching on Sirinart National Park in Phuket.

The department has sought help from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).

National parks department chief Manophat Huamuangkaew said he had been forced to approach Amlo and the DSI because local police had been dragging their feet over the forest encroachment cases against 11 resorts.

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  • rockderk

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    Discussion 2 : 23 Mar 2013 at 12.402

    National parks department chief Manophat Huamuangkaew might as well start packing his bags for his impending transfer. As many a park chief has found before, step on the wrong toes and the invisible smiling hand comes out of the sky to re-establish the pretence of order.

  • tcr

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Mar 2013 at 08.341

    Corruption....again.

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