Navy says closed road to Phuket beach is on public land
The Phuket News


Lt Sompop Kamkhana (centre, in military uniform) from the Navy’s Third Area Command at Cape Panwa inspected the road a second time on Mar 31 after the company had closed soon after the visit by Phuket Vice Governor Khajornkiet Rakpanichmanee. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

PHUKET: -- The Royal Thai Navy officer involved in the investigation into a company closing a road leading to Laem Nga Beach in Rassada says that government records show that the road was built on public land.

Lt Sompop Kamkhana from the Navy’s Third Area Command at Cape Panwa told The Phuket News today (April 4), “The Department of Rural Roads confirmed they built the road in 1994 and handed it over to Rassada Municipality to take care of in 1997.

“According to the law, regardless of the time that has passed, the road remains a public road,” he said.

The road was opened on March 29 after joined Phuket Vice Governor Khajornkiet Rakpanichmanee and Phuket Damrongdhama Centre (Ombudsman’s Office) Chief Prapan Kanprasang inspected the site and held talks with Laem Nga Development Co Ltd’s legal representative.

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-- Phuket News 2016-04-04

Would be interesting to know which (as yet unnamed) fat cat is behind Laem Nga Development Co Ltd. and why they felt the need or desire to close the public road not only in the first instance but again after the initial "talks."

Unless of course the company was sold land with a dodgy deed. Which begs the question, "Why didn't they have their legal team conduct due diligence?" A quick trip to the local land dept. would have sorted things.

T.I.T. Explains anything, a farang would not understand!

Would be interesting to know which (as yet unnamed) fat cat is behind Laem Nga Development Co Ltd. and why they felt the need or desire to close the public road not only in the first instance but again after the initial "talks."

Unless of course the company was sold land with a dodgy deed. Which begs the question, "Why didn't they have their legal team conduct due diligence?" A quick trip to the local land dept. would have sorted things.

Not necessarily.

The pervasive nature of these land scams is often that the staff at the Lands Title Office and various official record keepers are paid off to totally 'rebirth' the land so that even the local government records are false.

The problem as far as I can see is that when the truth be determined re ownership of a piece of land , those bureaucrats who did the falsifying of the title deeds and plans are not jailed .

Its ridiculous.

Its not just the 'buyer' who can lose everything.

Land is the economies most obvious collateral , and if that collaterals pedigree is totally false , then that leaves the economy. on very shaky ground.

Looks like the company's selfish action has come back to haunt them. Karma at work.

anyone has the exact location of this road? Seems like the beach is still clean, wont last long.