DSI steps into encroachment controversy

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DSI says 14 resorts encroaching

Land Department to assess legality of land plots in Phuket

Published: 17 Feb 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The Department of Special Investigation says that 14 hotels and resorts in Phuket have encroached on national park land, sparking a probe by the Land Department to verify ownership of the concerned plots.

Pol Lt Col Prayuth Wongsrinil, chief of the DSI's Consumer Protection and Environment Bureau, said 14 hotels and resorts allegedly encroached on as much as 3,000 rai of Sirinat National Park.

Sirinat is a marine park covering an area of about 60,000 rai in Thalang district.

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Tanami
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Discussion 13 : 18 Feb 2013 at 10.0313
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Thailand the land of opportunities
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drsmith
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Discussion 12 : 17 Feb 2013 at 11.4612
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How can it be newsworthy if you don't name the 14 resorts?
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Discussion 11 : 17 Feb 2013 at 10.5811
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The world has never heard of Thai land encroachment, but Thailand is world famous for corruption, prostitution, crime and fleecing tourists.
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Discussion 10 : 17 Feb 2013 at 09.5310
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This is the corrupted Thailand in a "Nutshell" !
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Discussion 9 : 17 Feb 2013 at 09.129
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News Flash, Inspector Tarit found evidence that one encroacher once voted for a Democrat in an by-election. Tarit said this is clear evidence of the involvement of AV and Suthep because they led the democrat party and must have influenced the encroacher to encroach.

An arrest warrant will be issued as soon as the ink is dry.
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Discussion 8 : 17 Feb 2013 at 08.318
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"However, the DSI will deal with the situation with an eye on minimising negative impacts on investment and tourism." That is most unacceptable, the law is the law or are we saying it's okay to have double standards? If the agencies concern takes this attitude soon there won't be any green areas in Thailand.
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Discussion 7 : 17 Feb 2013 at 08.297
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Again, the soft approach...How sad. It seems that making money is the God in Thailand. Illegal is illegal with all its consequences. Show them what will happen when they do it again. Bulldozer the resorts to the ground; on their expenses of course. Rip them financially; no remorse...
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Discussion 6 : 17 Feb 2013 at 08.156
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Considering the advance notice I am sure title of these resorts has already passed from high ranking officials to taxi drivers, street vendors, and the like - mostly deceased/missing !
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Discussion 5 : 17 Feb 2013 at 08.085
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I laughed at the bit about the Phuket Land Department carrying out an investigation. Maybe they don't know about the public perception of their department. Let me put it this way. It is extremely unlikely that the department will find a single irregularity in the history of land sales in Phuket.
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Discussion 4 : 17 Feb 2013 at 07.594
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"Representatives of the Parks Department raised concerns that forcing the resorts and hotels involved to close would hurt tourism and foreign investment in Phuket."

Not really... there are plenty of legal ones... I think that the opposite is true: allowing them to stay open will only encourage more illegal transfers.
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