100 rai of Phuket park land seized
Darawan Naknakhonland,

Park officials post signs on rubber trees which are alleged to be in park land.

PHUKET: 100 rai of land has been seized and five people are under investigation following investigations into encroachment Sirinart National Park.

Yesterday (June 13), a team made up of Sirinart National Park Chief, Kitipat Tharapiban, Royal Navy officials, Park officials and Royal Thai Navy Third Command put up seizure announcement signs on 5 plots of land in Sakoo and Cheng Talay stating that they encroach on Sirinart National Park land.

Park officials said that Sirinart NationalPark land has been encroached by rubber farm plantations and the five plots that they visited yesterday covered more than 100 rai of park and that theplots have no legal land ownership documents.

One park official revealed, "At the beginning of the month we investigated eight cases of encroachment covering about 150 rai, and today we have found cases of encroachment.”

Land within Sirinart National Park is alleged to have been encroached on three basis, flying Sorkor land titles, farming, those with no land titles whatsoever.

There is 13,750 rai of land which belongs to Sirinart National Park, and so far the official probe into encroachment has found 8,550 rai has been encroached. Most are under investigation and examination for all legal documents.

The sign official posted on the rubber trees yesterday read, ‘This area has been seized and is under investigation for encroachment as per reports filed at Thachatchia Police Station. No trespassing or encroachment for personal gain. Those failing to follow this rule will be punished according to the National park act.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/100-rai-of-phuket-park-land-seized-52767.php

-- Phuket News 2015-06-13

Look at those rubber trees. I'm guessing by their size that they are about 10 years old. This isn't recent enchroachment. Previous park officials from 10 years back should be investigated for their role.

Previous rangers planted them and harvesyed the rubber

As of right now I suppose it doesn't matter who the original offender was, unless they can get some sort of compensation from them for the damage caused?

The most important thing now is to make sure illegal encroachment is discontinued and not repeated.

Yet another very small step in the rehabilitation and cleansing of the local and national government departments...

Look at those rubber trees. I'm guessing by their size that they are about 10 years old. This isn't recent enchroachment. Previous park officials from 10 years back should be investigated for their role.

I don't think they are 10 years old because they do not appear to have been tapped and they are too small.

The park officials are obviously doing a good job if 60% of the park land has been nicked.

Only in Thailand??