B4bn Phuket land seizure not to impact Big Buddha
Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- Despite photographs of Phuket’s Big Buddha appearing along side news stories about the seizure of land valued at 4 billion baht in the same area, the iconic statue will be unaffected by the Anti-Money Laundering Office’s (AMLO's) investigation.

The AMLO transaction board resolved to seize a 45-rai plot and a 19-rai plot of land along Freedom Beach and in the Nakkerd Hills, on which the iconic statue resides, Seehanart Prayoonrat, AMLO secretary-general revealed on Wednesday.

“Just because some of the land seized overlaps with Big Buddha Hill, that does not mean images of the Buddha should be connected to the story,” said Suporn Vanichkul, president of the Mingmongkol Faith 45 Foundation, which is in charge of the image’s construction.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-03-11

a corrupt budh............ ???