Phuket officials start marking off public walkway for sea gypsies

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Phuket officials start marking off public walkway for sea gypsies
Suthicha Sirirat


Phuket Vice Governor Dr Prajiad Aksornthammakul (right) speaks with villagers from the sea gypsy community at Rawai. Photo: Suthicha Srirat

PHUKET: -- Vice Governor Dr Prajiad Aksornthammakul has inspected the Rawai beachfront and begun having a three-metre wide section of land marked off so that Rawai sea gypsies will have access to their boats following the violent clash with workers from Baron World Trade Co Ltd last week.

Military security personnel were called in after workers blocked off the sea gypsies’ access to a sacred site, leading to violent clashes with the villagers.

The dispute forced Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada to call high-level meeting on Tuesday (Feb 2), at which a provincial committee headed by Dr Prajiad was tasked with creating a the public pathway as part of the attempts to resolve the impasse.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-start-marking-off-public-walkway-for-sea-gypsies-56062.php


-- Phuket News 2016-02-05

[maderaroja]

Fairness for the indigenous community and power to the people, for a change.

[peterb17]

This is really quite refreshing- and it is a move in the right direction and a victory for a minority group.

For once the developers have had to compromise

[KenKadz]

Didn't I read that the land documents the Baron World Trade Co. Ltd was using were illegal?

Why is Baron World Trade still having a say?

[LivinginKata]

Didn't I read that the land documents the Baron World Trade Co. Ltd was using were illegal?

Why is Baron World Trade still having a say?

Because Baron have the money to pay off any official problems ...

[Jimi007]

How did Baron World Trade Co Ltd ever acquire a Chanote title to this land? Why is this case still in the courts? Why is the DSI backing the Sea Gypsies land claim and the local government is still "cooperating " with this company that has ties to Bangkok Bank. Hum...

[phil2407]

And now "governor" sueing or trying to sue for defamation - because of FB post saying he sides with developers - TIT