Expert to fix Phi Phi national park

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Expert to fix Phi Phi national park

PHUKET: A special adviser will set up his office within Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park to review the national treasure’s policies and developments, as the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) continues to investigate hundreds of millions of baht disappearing during the collection of national park fees over the last three years.

“The goal is reform. I don’t care about the investigation or the results that the DNP will eventually reveal,” said Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a member of the National Reform Council (NRC), who will be taking up his post in Phi Phi within the next three weeks. “The national park covers more than 200,000 rai. However, they only have four officers and two small boats, which is just unbelievable.”

Dr Thon explained that all park entrance fees collected were supposed to be sent to the DNP main office in Bangkok and then redistributed to parks. However, quality proposals have to be submitted to the DNP for development and park management projects for any funds to be allocated.

Read more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Expert-fix-Phi-Phi-national-park/62159

-- Phuket Gazette 2015-10-17

[Pattaya28]

Didn't any official "twig" over the past 3 years entrance funds were not forthcoming ? Officially that is.

Greed Greed Greed

And corruption is trying to be eradicated

[Pattaya28]

When someone is mugged for maybe a few hundred or few thousand baht, or even have their mobile stolen, the Police are on the case.

Yet when a few hundred million Baht "vanish", and the Baht could be easily tracked up the line from the entrance kiosks, I wonder if the Thai Fraud Squad are on that tracking. I even wonder if Thailand has a Fraud Squad.

[zaphod reborn]

When will they wake up and realize that all those dual priced farang fees are ending up in the pockets of the park entrance fee collectors?

Edited October 17, 2015 by zaphod reborn

[welsh wizard]

Take a look at Koh Samet, where some of the boats collect the fee before leaving for the island, then split it with the park ranger on arrival. Who just so happens to be waiting at that beach.

[DeepInTheForest]

If the park only has four officers, you would think it would be relatively straightforward to figure out who was responsible for boodling the missing money.

(sigh)

[DeepInTheForest]

“The goal is reform. I don’t care about the investigation or the results that the DNP will eventually reveal,” said Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a member of the National Reform Council (NRC), who will be taking up his post in Phi Phi within the next three weeks.

Somehow I don't think anyone is going to be held responsible here...