webfact Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Bangkok broadcaster closes off Phuket beach access, charges ‘entry fee’Eakkapop ThongtubWhile BBTV starts charging entry fees to access Laem Singh Beach, sunloungers on the sand can easily be seen from the road. Photo: Eakkapop ThongtubPHUKET: -- Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co Ltd (BBTV), the company that broadcasts Thai TV Channel 7, has privatised access to Laem Singh Beach and is now charging B100 per person to cross beachfront land that the company claims to own.Access across the land is open from 7am to 7pm, effective Friday (July 1), the company announced with a large sign recently posted at the site.The sign notes that BBTV claims the land in question through “land deed nos. 6868, 6869, 7828 and 7829”, and is a plaintiff in “the court case red no 1153/2558, 1157/2558-1165/2558 and 1240/2558”.“Shopowners” named in the “above court cases” will be provided identification to present to security guards who will patrol the area and collect fees from people wanting to cross the land, the sign announced.Conflict over access to Laem Singh Beach came to a head in 2012, when local residents and “shopowners” protested a corrugated fence installed around the land.Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/bangkok-broadcaster-closes-off-phuket-beach-access-charges-entry-fee-58106.php -- Phuket News 2016-07-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 All for the rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 So, the ownership of the land is "under dispute" yet still they charge a fee to cross the piece of land in question? I assume if they are found not to be the owners that all those who have paid a fee will be forming an orderly queue to claim their money back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) The beach is "free", you just have to pay 20 baht to "access" it down sloping paths through "private" land (http://www.360cities.net/es/image/26-laem-singh-beach-access). The following links highlight the issue! "...Even the additional of a 20 baht per person fee to access the beach has not dampened its popularity..." (http://www.phuket.com/island/beaches_laemsingh.htm) "...Only known access is through private land..." (http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-probe-beach-entry-fee-payments-55827.php) "...There are no legal requirements that a private property owner must provide beach access to the public..." (http://www.phuketgazette.net/issuesanswers/issues_answers_details/1166) <<<< Quoted content from Phuket Wan removed as well as the link >>>> Edited July 4, 2016 by metisdead 26) The Bangkok Post and Phuketwan do not allow quotes from their news articles or other material to appear on Thaivisa.com. Neither do they allow links to their publications. Posts from members containing quotes from or links to Bangkok Post or Phuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsukayoi Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Need a longtail boat service to the beach for 80 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraphee Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The beach hardly looks worth visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurboy Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 BBTV, Channel 7 is owned and run by the army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I went there a few times over 10 yrs ago.i think we had to pay 50 baht to park the scooter at the top of the main stairway down to the beach.it was a nice little hide away and was used by the gay/katoey squad that made it that bit more interesting and no I'm not gay,thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 The beach is "free", you just have to pay 20 baht to "access" it down sloping paths through "private" land (http://www.360cities.net/es/image/26-laem-singh-beach-access). The following links highlight the issue! "...Even the additional of a 20 baht per person fee to access the beach has not dampened its popularity..." (http://www.phuket.com/island/beaches_laemsingh.htm) "...Only known access is through private land..." (http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-probe-beach-entry-fee-payments-55827.php) "...There are no legal requirements that a private property owner must provide beach access to the public..." (http://www.phuketgazette.net/issuesanswers/issues_answers_details/1166) <<<< Quoted content from Phuket Wan removed as well as the link >>>> Well, if the article is to be believed, that's a 500% price-hike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Just one more nail in Thailand's coffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I believe there is a law in Thailand that says if a footpath has been historically used for access across private or public land, and the ownership of that land changes hands, the right of way still exists. Of course there are many laws here which are largely ignored, but I hope someone will challenge this - maybe with a mass trespass like Kinder Scout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useronthenet Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I was under the impression the beaches and the access to them, was the constitution right of every person in Thailand. Has this now changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 There is obviously a concerted effort to tell foreigners that they are not welcome here. You pay in the USA on beaches but that is to help keep them clean and they are clean, at least the ones in Florida I went on were. Thailand thinks it can continue to screw money out of tourists and they will continue to come. When they stop, not literally but be reduced by significant numbers, then they will complain. At some point Thailand will be way down the list for foreigners to visit and the Thai's can blame themselves for their greed but as they say it is easy to lose custom but very hard to get it back and Thailand does not have the competence to recover once it has gone. Chinese will come for sure but they do not spend money like other nationalities and Thailand will be on the decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrosman Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Land permit / title how long does it take to check in a proper government office oh! the police loose tea money, stupid me. Don't forget free booze and food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Shopowners? On a public beach? I thought all these beaches had been cleared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Well, the un-elected P.M. and junta leader has been urging Thais to innovate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Just one more nail in Thailand's coffin Yep, one beach charging for access and the whole country has just lost its tourist industry. I'd hate to see the size of your hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Don't worry, the Army will fix this. Same as they fix all evils. Channel 7 (Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited under license from Royal Thai Army) (Just noticed "arthurboy" beat me to it) Edited July 4, 2016 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 There is obviously a concerted effort to tell foreigners that they are not welcome here. You pay in the USA on beaches but that is to help keep them clean and they are clean, at least the ones in Florida I went on were. Thailand thinks it can continue to screw money out of tourists and they will continue to come. When they stop, not literally but be reduced by significant numbers, then they will complain. At some point Thailand will be way down the list for foreigners to visit and the Thai's can blame themselves for their greed but as they say it is easy to lose custom but very hard to get it back and Thailand does not have the competence to recover once it has gone. Chinese will come for sure but they do not spend money like other nationalities and Thailand will be on the decline. May I ask if you live here? You always seem to be posting the kind of negative comments I associate with somebody who is clinically depressed. Is this the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I went there a few times over 10 yrs ago.i think we had to pay 50 baht to park the scooter at the top of the main stairway down to the beach.it was a nice little hide away and was used by the gay/katoey squad that made it that bit more interesting and no I'm not gay,thanks. This and the poster who said it's not that great of a beach anyway are spot on. The ex-Rockfish Restaurant guys put on a party there about 8 years ago, they were customers of mine so I went. As Duke mentioned it was a bunch of ladyboys all prancing around, not my cup of tea, didn't stay long, haven't been back since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I don't get this beach either but all my mates rekon its great?? anyway charging is nowt new, how they doing over at Paradise beach...? Take it all the structures that were given 4 weeks to be removed (about 8 weeks ago) been pulled down yet?? the charade continues... seriously any update on Paradise, I have not seen anything for weeks on that particular envelope direction operation system thingy me jigs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Shopowners? On a public beach? I thought all these beaches had been cleared? The photo also shows some beach lounges and some shade structures. Must be within the 10% rule. Edited July 4, 2016 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Need a longtail boat service to the beach for 80 baht Yes, until they create "The Laem Singh Beach Longtail Boat Association" and charge 100 baht as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 BBTV, Channel 7 is owned and run by the army. I thought it was ch 5 they owned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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