Phuket beach vendors stay at Surin, as businesses face mass demolition

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Phuket beach vendors stay at Surin, as businesses face mass demolition
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Beach umbrellas spanned the entire length of Surin Beach while Phuket officials set the New Year deadline to demolish the buildings along the foreshore.

PHUKET: -- Beach vendors at Surin Beach will remain for now despite officials announcing that they will demolish businesses along the foreshore by New Year’s Day.

Warning letters for business owners to vacate their properties will be issued this week, Ma-Ann Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), the local authority for Surin Beach, assured at a high-level meeting at Provincial Hall yesterday (Dec 1).

“Formal notices will be delivered to restaurant and beach club owners, locals and tourists this week. We have to formally inform them of the demolition in advance so they can prepare and get themselves ready for the removal,” Mr Ma-Ann said.

Also, Surin Beach will be closed for three to seven days while the demolition is carried out, he added. “Hence the need to inform tourists,” Mr Ma-Ann said.

A total of 36 businesses are targeted for demolition. “Of these, 20 belong to Cherng Talay OrBorTor,” Phuket Vice Governor Chokdee Armornwat said at the meeting yesterday, when the New Year deadline was set.

“These will be no problem, as Mr Ma-Ann has already approved the demolition of these buildings,” he said.

The other 16 buildings slated for demolition are owned by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO).

The PPAO is working on completing the legal process to have those buildings knocked down, too, V/Gov Chokdee said.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-beach-vendors-stay-at-surin-as-businesses-face-mass-demolition-55240.php


-- Phuket News 2015-12-03

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They had time more then 1 year for this action.

Why they don't close Surin beach for the complete high season? Or better close the airport for the next 4 month.

Insane leaders like them need to be demolished!

Where is the 'virgin'beach? 100% zone OMG!

[mercman24]

yeah totally agree had all this time to do the job and now high season "oh lets close the beach for one week" that will make the tourists happy to come all this way and lose a holiday as the beach is closed. only in Thailand.

[Pinot]

Bravo!!! I don't care when they do it, just do it. I'll believe it when it happens.

There are plenty of beaches within minutes of Surin, so dry those tears possums.

The fault here is the guy that sold off every square inch of the beach to the clubs and restaurants and has done everything he could to slow the demolition, while saying everything has to go. He is the worst. He should be in prison instead of still making the decisions there.

It's the worst run beach in Phuket where vendors do anything they want.

I'll be cheering on the demolition.