Phuket people farming in Bang Khanun National Reserved Forest holding a protest after the military moved in to set up a base. Photo: Sanook

 

MOVE FORWARD Party said Saturday (June 3) that the military had seized  3,700 rai at Bang Khanun National Reserved Forest in Phuket and intends to evict the people farming and residing there this month while requesting temporary halt of their action until a new government is set up, Sanook.com said.

 

The party’s MP-designate Thitikan Thitipruekthikun said people living in parts of this reserved forest in Thalang district had complained that troops wearing camouflage and carrying firearms had told them to leave the area. Some of them sprayed paint on rubber trees to demarcate the large tract of land they had taken over.

 

Although many of them had correct land title deeds they are now fearful of losing their right to cultivate the land once it becomes a military zone.

 

Thitikan said Bang Khanun reserved forest, covering 3,763 rai 1 ngan 2 square wah, was originally a watershed area of the  Forest Department. However there were disputes over some tracts with local residents having land title deeds issued since 1967, including Por. Bor. Tor. 5 (P.B.T. 5) titles, but others had none at all.

 

by TNR Staff 

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/06/03/military-setting-up-base-at-phuket-rerserved-forest-move-forward/

 

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Gangsters not soldiers. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The party’s MP-designate Thitikan Thitipruekthikun said people living in parts of this reserved forest in Thalang district had complained that troops wearing camouflage and carrying firearms had told them to leave the area. Some of them sprayed paint on rubber trees to demarcate the large tract of land they had taken over.

Seems they have a penchant for taking over what they want and moving in.

Reserved  forest ?

What is the difference to a protected forest ?

Farming allowed there ?

Nothing new is it the NAVY 'owns' Koh Chang and even have their own beach, The ROYAL THAI NAVY ruining Thais income.

So much unnecessary land occupied by the military.