Resort developers charged over island land encroachment

Phuket Gazette

The charges against the two companies followed the snap inspection by more than 50 officials led by the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Unit. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

The companies have been accused of building on four rai of land that is not included in the Chanote title deed presented to investigators. Image: Google Earth

PHUKET: -- Following the July 31 high-profile raid on a resort under construction on Rang Noi Island, off Phuket’s east coast, the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Unit (NREC) has pressed charges against the developers for encroaching onto protected forest land.

Kan Krao Company and Bridge Rang Noi Company were both charged yesterday with “possession [of] forest [land] without permission”.

Superintendent of NREC Region 5, Pol Col Watcharin Pusit, told the Gazette today, “At the expiry of the seven-day deadline, neither company had presented to us any documentary evidence to support the validity of Chanote title deed covering the 15 rai of land in question.

“Aerial photographic mapping from the Courts of Justice prove that four rai had been encroached on. Part of a swimming pool and building sit on that land,” he said.

“The charge against the two companies is that, contrary to the Forestry Act of 1941, they have ‘misappropriated’ about four rai of forest land that is not included in the Chanote’,” explained Col Watcharin.

“The owners will now be invited to acknowledge the charge,” he added.

Source: http://www.phuketgaz...ticle16634.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2012-08-11

Looks like they pretty much destroyed the whole island, GREEDY BASTARDS, Would like to check on their other developments and see what else they ruined illegally.

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Get real. This is a very small island that was bought and developed privately (not a resort). This is nothing more than an attempted land grab by 'influential persons'. What about the other 11 rai that is included in the chanote (which includes the only possible boat landing by the way)?

It's kind of interesting this "raid' was carried out by the NREC, yet the other recent raids on other lands in dispute around here were recently raided by the DNP. Have I missed something? Pagallim seems to have some knowledge about this that the government may be hiding.