Acm Kongsak To Visit Samui Island On Sep 14th-15th

[Jai Dee]

ACM Kongsak to visit Samui island on Sep 14th-15th

Interior Minister Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Wantana (คงศักดิ์ วันทนา) is scheduled to visit Koh Samui (สมุย) to attend a meeting regarding the progress on solving flood and deforestation issues on September 14th-15th.

Koh Samui District Chief Officer Decha Gangsanan (เดชา กังสนันท์) said that ACM Kongsak will preside over the meeting and find ways to alleviate flooding and deforestation problems in the district. The meeting attended by various local units will also discuss on problems related to the issuance of title deeds.

During his trip, ACM Kongsak will inspect dams in Mae Nam (แม่น้ำ) District as well.

Mr. Decha said that he has assigned various units to prepare themselves to cope with possible floodings due to the continuous heavy rainfall.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 13 September 2006

[Pilchard]

Dams in Maenam , where are they ?,

I'd like to go and look for myself

[Samuian]

Dams in Maenam , where are they ?,

I'd like to go and look for myself

I live in the area and I can assure you there are NO dams, unless they are of the invisible type.

Yep, the road programm is in progress, but the rains came earlier then expected and so is the flooding...hope it'll last till the minister comes, so he can see himself what shoddy work gobbels up these Millions...

[Pilchard]

Maybe you have it wrong Maybe what you think is a road project IS actually a dam !

The road through Maenam does seem very well designed for holding water

[Jai Dee]

ACM Kongsak checks land rights certificates on Samui Island

Interior Minister Kongsak Wanthana has traveled to Samui Island in Surat Thani Province to inspect the land rights certificates there, and is developing a plan to eliminate the ambiguities of land areas.

ACM Kongsak is checking the land rights certificates on Samui Island from the beginning. The details of the old and new land rights certificates are being compared, with the cooperation from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The ministry shares the same map, and this would clarify the land issues.

As for the case of a businessman who has donated 5,000 rai of land areas, the officials have started the investigation and they are now gathering the evidence. The officials are considering the intention of such donation, and if the land rights certificates are inaccurate, they will have to be revoked immediately.

Meanwhile, there has been an observation that many politicians have possessions of large plots of land on Samui Island. On this issue, the Interior Minister said the investigation will strictly follow the regulations, and he believes that all sides will allow the officials to perform their investigation because landowners do not want to have problems on this regard.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 15 September 2006