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19 resorts on Phu Thap Boek successfully torn down

  

PHETCHABUN, 6 September 2016 (NNT) - Phetchabun Authorities have successfully demolished 19 resorts built illegally on Phu Thap Boek Mountain following the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s instruction. 

A team of 800 police officers, forest officials, soldiers and explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) officers tore down ‘Phu Thap Boek Bhutan Resort’, which was the last resort to be demolished. 

The EOD officers surveyed the property to ensure safety before the demolition. Officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security also entered the premises to inspect areas inside the resort. 

The officials collected belongings left behind by its owner and took them to the 28th Cavalry Squadron. 

Meanwhile, a meditation center in Chiang Mai province has also been removed. 

The meditation center, which belonged to Mr. Sakda Sakulpanarak, was found violating the National Park Act. 

Provincial authorities were forced to initiate the removal process as Mr. Sakda ignored the Forest Management Bureau 1’s order given to him two years ago.

 

-- nnt 2016-09-06

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Last resort building torn down in first campaign to reclaim Phu Tab Berk hill

 

 

PHETCHABUN -- A combined force of several hundreds of forestry, social development, police, soldiers and district officials continued to dismantle illegally built resorts on Phu Tab Berk mountain yesterday with the last of the 19 resorts ordered by court to leave was knocked down by heavy machinery.

 

A force of 800 security personnel has been brought in to provide security after several death threats were received from unknown individuals.

 

The force has been divided into eight teams and were deployed at all the access roads to Phu Tab Berk.

 

Checkpoints were also erected to effectively deter trespassers gaining entry. Persons not directly involved in the mountain reclamation effort are not allowed to enter the area under any circumstances.

 

The last resort building torn down buildings is the Bhutan Resort.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/last-resort-building-torn-first-campaign-reclaim-phu-tab-berk-hill/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-06

[ClutchClark]

I thought I posted to this topic already but its gone.

 

Are we not allowed to post here? I don't see a Mod warning so maybe it never posted?

 

Great job to the General for removing these illegal resorts.

[ddavidovsky]

At Pantip they occasionally had a raid on pirate CD sellers. Within hours, they were back. This local crackdown is also just window dresssing to create the appearance of doing something.

 

In any case, a handful of resorts in tourist destinations are much less of a problem than the silent cancer of encroaching paddy, oilpalm and rubber plantations that is happening everywhere (just glance at Google Earth). One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's Pitta, has just become extinct in Thailand having been squeezed out of its last forest refuge near Krabi.

 

Fact is, there's no evidence of an anti-encroachment policy being consistently and systematically applied nationwide, along with prosecutions for allowing encroachments in the first place. That won't happen because this is big business.

[ClutchClark]

1 minute ago, ddavidovsky said:

At Pantip they occasionally had a raid on pirate CD sellers. Within hours, they were back. This local crackdown is also just window dresssing to create the appearance of doing something.

 

In any case, a handful of resorts in tourist destinations are much less of a problem than the silent cancer of encroaching paddy, oilpalm and rubber plantations that is happening everywhere (just glance at Google Earth). One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's Pitta, has just become extinct in Thailand having been squeezed out of its last forest refuge near Krabi.

 

Fact is, there's no evidence of an anti-encroachment policy being consistently and systematically applied nationwide, along with prosecutions for allowing encroachments in the first place. That won't happen because this is big business.

 

Well I guess some guys enjoy to see their glass half emtpy, eh?

 

This is effort. This is effort. These are 19 resorts that no longer exist and buildings are razed. 

 

Thats the way of progress--a bit at a time and then you look back after much effort and see accomplishment.

 

But thanks for your insight on the agricultural encroachment. 

[ddavidovsky]

4 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

 

Well I guess some guys enjoy to see their glass half emtpy, eh?

 

This is effort. This is effort. These are 19 resorts that no longer exist and buildings are razed. 

 

Thats the way of progress--a bit at a time and then you look back after much effort and see accomplishment.

 

But thanks for your insight on the agricultural encroachment. 

 

I see the glass half full - but full of poison [credit: Woody Allen]

 

If congratulating the government on this encourages them to do more, then fine.

[Cuchulainn]

Now we'll have to wait for IS to carry out their executions threat to the demolition team!!

[Cuchulainn]

1 hour ago, ddavidovsky said:

At Pantip they occasionally had a raid on pirate CD sellers. Within hours, they were back. This local crackdown is also just window dresssing to create the appearance of doing something.

 

In any case, a handful of resorts in tourist destinations are much less of a problem than the silent cancer of encroaching paddy, oilpalm and rubber plantations that is happening everywhere (just glance at Google Earth). One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's Pitta, has just become extinct in Thailand having been squeezed out of its last forest refuge near Krabi.

 

Fact is, there's no evidence of an anti-encroachment policy being consistently and systematically applied nationwide, along with prosecutions for allowing encroachments in the first place. That won't happen because this is big business.

Window dressing? Maybe, maybe not. But we didn't see any of this in the Pheu Thai's time in office, did we? They probably encouraged encroachment for personal financial gain.

[zaZa9]

On 9/6/2016 at 11:25 AM, ddavidovsky said:

At Pantip they occasionally had a raid on pirate CD sellers. Within hours, they were back. This local crackdown is also just window dresssing to create the appearance of doing something.

 

In any case, a handful of resorts in tourist destinations are much less of a problem than the silent cancer of encroaching paddy, oilpalm and rubber plantations that is happening everywhere (just glance at Google Earth). One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's Pitta, has just become extinct in Thailand having been squeezed out of its last forest refuge near Krabi.

 

Fact is, there's no evidence of an anti-encroachment policy being consistently and systematically applied nationwide, along with prosecutions for allowing encroachments in the first place. That won't happen because this is big business.

 

So they'll be back in half an hour and what , have a new resort up by dusk?

I dont think so ...

Come on , give credit where its due.

19 encroachments gone.

And happening all over Thailand.

  'Systematic' ? Maybe not . They are Thais . But certainly better than what was going on before.

[Ahab]

"One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's Pitta, has just become extinct in Thailand having been squeezed out of its last forest refuge near Krabi. "

 

This bird did not become extinct because it was squeezed out a "forest reserve" it became extinct because it was too dumb to adapt to a changing environment. This is natural selection at its finest. In some areas of the USA they pay people for each Coyote they kill, has this resulted in the demise of this creature? Not in the least, coyotes have expanded the areas they inhabit to include urban areas of major cities such as Los Angeles (where hunting with fire arms is prohibited). They are intelligent and they adapt so they are unlikely to ever become extinct. If a species becomes so specialized that it cannot adapt to change the chances of becoming extinct are much greater. I salute the coyotes, humans, cockroaches, fleas, and other survivors of this planet. May the others that cannot adapt go the way of the dodo.

Edited September 7, 2016 by Ahab

[LomSak27]

I imagine the only reason they are actually doing this here and in no other encroachment situation is that these are Hmong owned. These are Hmong that fought the government in the "Red Meo" revolt - 67-82

 

The Government has a grudge, and they don't forgive and forget..