Rayong hotel served ultimatum to demolish pier

[Thaivisa News]

Rayong:- A well-known hotel in Rayong has been issued an ultimatum to demolish its pier in the sea of the popular tourist-destination Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park in 30 days.

Sumet Saithong, chief of the park, said Tuesday that the Rayong Resort Hotel has been ordered several times to demolish the pier but it has not taken any action so far.

Sumet said the hotel built a 380-meter-long pier in 1985 although it received permission from the Harbor Department at that time to build just a 110-meter-long pier.

However, since the sea is part of the park, the hotel needs also receive permission from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation before it could build a pier there.

On November 3 last year, the Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park put up a sign at the hotel, demanding it to demolish the pier but it has done nothing. So, the park sent a notice to the hotel via EMS mail, informing it to demolish the construction in the sea in 30 days or else park official will demolish it.

Sumet was speaking to reporters after he accompanied newly-appointed Rayong Governor Somsak Suwansujarit to fly on a helicopter to inspect park, forest and sea encroachments at various parts of the eastern province, including the Rayong Resport Hotel.

Somsak said since he is new to his job, he needed to see with his own eyes how serious the encroachments in the province are so that he can make a comprehensive plan to deal with the issue.

[Rimmer]

Moved to the Eastern Forum

[Estrada]

Suddenly after 30 years and a change in Government, they discover that the pier was built illegally. Meanwhile Walking Street Pattaya on the seaward side, that is built illegally, is untouchable due to having the right connections and owners.

[FangFerang]

This makes me think about the scientists who had a permit to take insects samples in a national park and were arrested, and their samples confiscated, because -- they needed a second permit and permission from another agency.

The grand stupidity is that building a pier has long term benefits for marine life, as it provides structure for barnacle growth and other organisms that feed the fish.

Even more curiously, the pier is very near waters in the gulf that are contested (yes, the local countries have multiple claims to the same gulf waters, which makes enforcement a wish and a guess). Try finding the map showing contested areas on google -- it took me two hours.

Edited February 18, 2015 by FangFerang

[lvr181]

Regardless of Walking St, how long does it take to enforce original "order"? It seem that many Thai do not care or have no respect for law!

Send in the military to demolish it immediately.

It is no wonder that country cannot handle democracy! I sometimes wonder why they cannot see what Singapore has achieved in 50 years and Thailand cannot do in 100s of years

[Sydebolle]

Rayong and Cholburi = same, same but different. That possibly explains the seaside constructions at Walking Street remaining untouched. Assume the navy is responsible for the walking street while quite obviously not partaking at the Rayong Resort's year-end results
On the dark side of Sukhumvit (east side) there is nightly incinerating garbage; sometimes just foul, the other night they added tires. Complained by phone, in writing, in person = nothing happened. I understand that sometimes people are getting paid for doing things while sometimes payments move for doing ..... yep, nothing!
It's their country and their mess; if it takes them 30 years to do nothing at the Rayong pier the mind only boggles at the thought of walking street. Welcome to the 4th millennium then