Yossawadee resort home seized



LOEI: -- A combined force of soldiers, police, forestry and local government officials yesterday raided the 700-rai resort inside Phu Rue forest reserve in Loei province in the bid to seize it on charge of encroachment and illegal occupation of state property.

The Yossawadee forest resort was owned by Thanphuying Yossawadee Buranasamrit Ampornpaisan who passed away in 2012 and the ownership was later transferred to her son.

The raid at the resort was in compliance to the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order to return forests to the people.

The Yossawadee resort has 24 houses and multi purpose buildings worth about 100 million baht built in the forest reserve.

Leading the over 100-strong forcevwas the commander of the Loei Peace Keeping Force Maj Gen Woratat Supatananun, and Loei governor Viroj Jivarangsan.

Caretaker of the resort Choke Sangnak, 65, was detained for questioning. Authorities informed him of the illegal occupation of the forest reserve and ordered that all buildings in the area must be demolished within 30 days.

Failure to demolish, state authorities will demolish all of them after the 40-day deadline expires.

The resort owner earlier defended legal ownership of the land with seven land ownership documents or Nor Sor 3 as proof and also filed case to the Administrative Court.

However the documents were later proved to be illegitimately issued and the Land Department had already scrapped all the documents and ordered occupants to leave the forest reserve.

When the case was brought to the Supreme Court, the court upheld earlier ruling and ordered the Forestry Department to strictly enforce the law.

Authorities said they intended to set precedent in the case that intrusion and buying land in forest reserves will face legal action and all structures built will be demolished.

(photo : manager.co.th)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yossawadee-resort-home-seized/


-- Thai PBS 2014-06-26

Great news. And hopefully Prayuth will not forget to prosecute the corrupt

officials that allowed these buildings to be built....

Good.... the forests need saving.

Good news, lets hope this is followed up and it is reported in 30 days that the buildings have been removed.

Lets also hope that they go after all persons who have encroached instead of just selecting relatively unconnected persons.

Lets have a look at Kho Yai, Samui etc............

lets hope that not only the ones that have built these illegal resorts are nabbed but also the officials that have allowed them to do it with impunity. If those that are in charge were not corrupt it would not happen, lets see the ones that gave them the go ahead lose all their financial gains as well, it will certainly start to stop others from doing it when they realize they will become very poor overnight when caught.

Super-Prayuth strikes again

Everyone can think what was going on there, that soldiers must support the forestry officials.

(My guess is they needed to stay with the guns behind the corrupt police and local officials......)

Hope the plant a few thousand trees!!

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I can only applause to this decision ...

Surly more good than bad could be done if they just annex the property instead of destroying the property? Think of the revenue the forest reserve could earn by renting out the rooms and bungalows to foreigners and the people in the holiday season.

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

Great news!

The entire lawless and corruption-filled path Thailand has been moving over the past several years has been abruptly changed.

Great news. And hopefully Prayuth will not forget to prosecute the corrupt

officials that allowed these buildings to be built....

Since martial law was imposed the BIB and other government officials are having to do their jobs .

i wonder how they handle the ' what about our arrangement ' look they get from people who are now being arrested ?

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

You don't know much about the real "hill tribe" people, do you?

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

You don't know much about the real "hill tribe" people, do you?

I know I don't, JustOne, so I would be interested in what you have to say.

Surly more good than bad could be done if they just annex the property instead of destroying the property? Think of the revenue the forest reserve could earn by renting out the rooms and bungalows to foreigners and the people in the holiday season.

They already have accommodation in national parks for anyone who wants to stay, see http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=33&lg=2

Most of the time it is empty.

Yes I have.

"The raid at the resort was in compliance to the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order to return forests to the people."

While I do applaud the NCPOs strong-willed drive to weed out crooks and influential bigwigs who for decades have shamelessly plundered Thailand's resources without legal implications or punishment, the above sentence nevertheless gives me food for thought:

Does it mean that citizens soon will be able to collect wild mushrooms in national forests without having to fear to be jailed for 15 years for their "crime"?

A man of action is better then a man of words.

The General and the NCPO seem to fit the bill. I just hope they continue doing it without sparing the well-connected to send the message home that entitlement and privileges that defy law and order are no longer welcome.

A Thanpuying owner no less, that's as close as you can get blue blood without being an ML or MR. They're going after the amart also.

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

You don't know much about the real "hill tribe" people, do you?

I know I don't, JustOne, so I would be interested in what you have to say.

Most of the real hill tribe people don't destroy the forests and jungles, they live in harmony with them. They respect their surrounds, taking from nature only what they need, not what they feel greed for. They plant, and rotate crops that nourish the soil, not sap it of it's resources. Most of the real hill tribe people have been around before BKK was even a city, but you don't see them overpopulating the jungle, or tearing it down to build houses, condos and factories. To my way of thinking, these people have more of a right to where they live than the average "Thai" does. But, as I said, that's just my opinion.

A Thanpuying owner no less, that's as close as you can get blue blood without being an ML or MR. They're going after the amart also.

...and the issue pre-dates Thaksin by years. It IS an elite rort.

Does it mean that citizens soon will be able to collect wild mushrooms in national forests without having to fear to be jailed for 15 years for their "crime"?

Not the magic ones...

I bet all these people wish Yingluck had shut the reds down and the UDD and PTP made to be very quiet over amnesty and rice and etc.

They would still be running a corrupt government and no laws enforced. Go General Go.!

Just a thought

Does it mean that citizens soon will be able to collect wild mushrooms in national forests without having to fear to be jailed for 15 years for their "crime"?

Not the magic ones...

There hasn't been another word about the people jailed for picking wild mushrooms (mushrooms that are neither rare, endangered, or even extremely valuable).

That case was pathetic. It was like arresting someone for collecting a litre of saltwater from the ocean.

good job

700 rai for one resort is like somehow exagerated....!

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

And for what reason and paid by whom?

I just have to wonder if these reported items are being done evenly

I rejoice in the collection of these bad guys and their assets but I still wonder that will all the suggested graft in Thailand that both "sides" of the equation are being sorted out.

I would hate to find out later that the discoloured were being treated differently to each other.

We need much more yet to prove we are true.

Dear Good General, ramp it up please

Regards

This is small potatoes compared to the destruction that the hill tribe people cause to the forest.

Really? The hill tribes cut swathes of forest to build infrastructure and buildings?

Don't be fooled by the show the military puts up!

I am definitely applauding their recent efforts to take action of various illegal actions of mainly influential people but as long as they do not do the same within the army I start to seriously doubt the genuity of this whole thing. What about resorts owned by senior or retired army people, what about corruption in the army and about the army being involved and sometimes running crime gangs? Do you guys think all these army professionals got rich in winning the lottery?

There is not one single action made by them during the last few weeks. This stinks to heaven! A big show in order to get recognized by the population and chasing away their competitors.

Thaksin has been reaping Thailand, now the army does it.

Good news, lets hope this is followed up and it is reported in 30 days that the buildings have been removed.

Lets also hope that they go after all persons who have encroached instead of just selecting relatively unconnected persons.

Lets have a look at Kho Yai, Samui etc............

Think there is a lifetime of work just in Phuket....... :-) As near as I can tell the

most corrupt land office in Thailand.

Great news. And hopefully Prayuth will not forget to prosecute the corrupt

officials that allowed these buildings to be built....

Or his colleagues that own many of them.........