Phuket land owner slams eight-year wait for land paper
Nattha Thepbamrung


Despite heavy commercial activity in the area, Rassada still has mangrove forests – though much eroded. Photo Google Street View

PHUKET: -- Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosutthirak yesterday (January 20) visited a piece of land in the Klong Bangcheelao-Kong Thajeen forest mangrove preserve in Rassada after a complaint from a landowner that it had taken eight years for a decision on whether a land deed he holds can be upgraded to full Chanote status.

The complaint involves about 500 square metres of land that possibly overlaps the preserve.

In 2007 locals filed an objection to the land upgrade, but since then no decision has been forthcoming. The would-be owner complained that this was too long a period for consideration nof the upgrade from NorSor3 Kor.

V/Gov Somkiet agreed. “There must be something wrong with the committee that approves title deed taking that long,” he said.

The Baan Kuku Mangrove Preservation group, led by Sommai Charoensuk, launched a campaign five years ago to preserve the mangrove area by erecting signs marking the borders of the mangroves in an attempt to prevent encroachment.

The group also filed a complaint to the administrative court in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the same year, asking it to consider revoking two other land papers they felt encroached on the mangrove forest.

V/Gov Somkiet said he would hold a meeting in the coming few days to discuss the facts of the case and to establish whether the land claimed by the NorSor3 Kor holder – who has not been named – encroaches or not

“It’s possible that it encroaches on the mangrove preserve. This has to be examined by the land committee and also other departments such as the Royal Forestry Department, the Muang District Chief, the Provincial Attorney, land officials and the Rassada Mayor. We will hold a meeting in a few days.”

News reports about the battle over the mangroves in Rassada were at one time thought to have been the motive for the assassination of local journalist Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwittayaporn three years ago, though this has since been discounted by police.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-land-owner-slams-eight-year-wait-for-land-paper-50650.php


-- Phuket News 2015-01-21

My wife is waiting 15 years and 25 years for the same document on 2 pieces of land with NO objections from land owners beside her. Recently someone offered to buy the land and when she explained that there was not the proper chanote, he told her not to worry as he could get in within 2 weeks. Now what does that tell you?

Corrupt from top to bottom, the lot of them.

Regards to thequietman

You may have a decent claim

However you cannot blame these guys for going slowly on titles when they could or is that should end up in clinks if they issue an incorrect paper.

As shown to u a title can issue in two weeks for the right money. So go slowly and the price may go up.

I used to love the Bank documents. They always included the word may before all the evil stuff they could do to u. I learnt that may actually means will.

It was said recently in the big paper that the land dept. is the most corrupt of all. It takes cash to move paperwork here. Get with the program.

My wife is waiting 15 years and 25 years for the same document on 2 pieces of land with NO objections from land owners beside her. Recently someone offered to buy the land and when she explained that there was not the proper chanote, he told her not to worry as he could get in within 2 weeks. Now what does that tell you?

Corrupt from top to bottom, the lot of them.

If you can't pay

learn to pray

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However you cannot blame these guys for going slowly on titles when they could or is that should end up in clinks if they issue an incorrect paper.

As shown to u a title can issue in two weeks for the right money. So go slowly and the price may go up.

Nothing to do with due diligence. They are waiting for their pay off. As a previous poster stated, Chanote can be issued almost instantly with the correct lubricant - a lot of cash in a brown envelope.

Those who issue the papers know it makes the land much more valuable and they want there fair share.

My wife is waiting 15 years and 25 years for the same document on 2 pieces of land with NO objections from land owners beside her. Recently someone offered to buy the land and when she explained that there was not the proper chanote, he told her not to worry as he could get in within 2 weeks. Now what does that tell you?

Corrupt from top to bottom, the lot of them.

I'm sure she didn't but if your wife went along with the deal she would have been just as corrupt as "the lot of them".

Mangroves are the most fertile systems on the planet and should never be touched, they are the original ecosystems if all other fails.