Thailand’s Treasury Department formally took over a 13.6 hectare plot of land, where a controversial housing project is located at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain in Muang district of Chiang Mai province from the Court of Appeal Region 5 today (Wednesday).

 

The housing project consists of 45 detached houses and nine condominium buildings intended for about 200 judicial officials of the Court of Appeal Region 5 and has been the subject of fierce criticism from environment-conscious civil groups in the northern province.

 

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The groups claim that the project has resulted in the destruction of forest at Doi Suthep mountain, regarded by some as being a “sacred” part of the natural heritage of the province. They have demanded that all the buildings, several of which are complete and fully furnished, be demolished and the land restored to its natural state before the construction.

 

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This is so confusing, who actually runs this country ?.

The Police seem to be above the law, the Army have the political control , the Navy have many land based revenue sources and the Judiciary just bends to the wind. 
Thailand and its culture certainly is interesting.

7 hours ago, PJPom said:

This is so confusing, who actually runs this country ?.

The Police seem to be above the law, the Army have the political control , the Navy have many land based revenue sources and the Judiciary just bends to the wind. 
Thailand and its culture certainly is interesting.

Not who... but what runs this country.

MONEY

What HAD BEEN AGREED in circa August 2018 between the Chiang Mai provincial administration and the civic group network regarding the DS project was that the housing units and nine-unit condo building MUST be returned to the Treasury as quick as possible. I believe that and court facilities would remain without any agreement.

Meanwhile the Office of the Judicial Affairs would ask the Agricultural Technique Department for new land to be developed for the residential and office facilities for the Region 5 Appeals Court.

So only now the transfer has occurred and without any land restoration?

Note that this whole dispute about the subject development was the byproduct of the military's sole ownership of the property and its ow  determination by seemingly unilateral proclamation that such land use by the Appeals Court was environmentally compliant and that land transfer was beyond the authority of the Executive Branch of government. Thus, public disclosure, debate (political bribary of the judiciary?) and environmental review wouldn't apply.

Sad to say, this debacle is not over.

 

 

 

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

controversial housing project is located at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain

It is a blot on the landscape and IMO involved brown envelopes from Day 1. Housing for the top judiciary - need I say more!! This is what you may see when flying into Chiang Mai Airport:- 

 

https://prachatai.com/english/node/9022

 

What an absolute joke,  The objective is to keep pointing fingers at different players to stretch out the time and hope it will all go away as usual  Third world mentality to say the least.