Phuket Army chief confirms BYO umbrellas, sun loungers welcome at Surin Beach

The Phuket News

 

From Monday (May 1), rental beach mats and sun loungers will not be allowed on Surin Beach, but everday people - and tourists - can take their own, Phuket's leading Army officer has confirmed. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: -- The Commander of the Royal Thai Army regiment based in Phuket has confirmed that all tourists, expats and Thais can take their own beach chairs and umbrellas to use at any place on Surin Beach.

 

The news comes after MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), announced earlier this week that vendors at Surin Beach had until next Monday, May 1, to remove all rental umbrellas and beach chairs from the sand. 

 

In his explanation for the deadline, Mr MaAnn on Monday said, “On March 13, 36 beach operators came with reporters and requested for a ‘10% zone’ to be established at Surin Beach. I have already informed them that Surin Beach is a ‘royal majesty honour beach’ (sic), so no such zone is allowed.”

 

To this, Col Santi Sakuntanark, Commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment, based in Phuket, told The Phuket News yesterday (April 26), “Because Surin Beach is a ‘royal majesty honour beach’, everyone can be on the beach – all tourists, expats and Thais can take their umbrellas and sun loungers to Surin Beach. This is allowed.

 

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Sure........I always carry a sun lounger in my luggage  

Or....rent it from cousin Somchai who has a shack across the road.....just hope you don't get runover by uncle Tui in his speeding ice delivery truck as you lug it all to the beach. 

It takes military action to control this?

I now await  the  overturning  of  Definitive Decision  # 20 on ,  'How to Sit On Surin Beach' , and the issuance of  Definitive  Decision #21...

Looks like a new business opportunity for Mr MaAnn. Load up a couple of pickups in the parking lot with umbrellas and loungers, and rent them out to tourists who can walk them across the footpath to the beach.