rooster59 18,043 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Mon Jam resort operators defy order to suspend operations Resort operators at Doi Mon Jam, in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district, are defying an order, issued by the Mae Rim district office, to suspend their operations within 30 days of January 15th. In a statement issued on Friday, operators of the resorts, which are yet to be issued with operating licenses, claim that they occupied the land legally, long before the land was declared to be part of Mae Rim national park. They also claim that most of the residents in Mon Jam are hill tribes who have been granted the right to occupy and utilize the land by forest officials, as mandated by a cabinet resolution of April 30th 1998. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mon-jam-resort-operators-defy-order-to-suspend-operations/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-01-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Thian 8,883 Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nobody in Thailand gives a duck about authorities..... 6 Link to post Share on other sites
legend49 5,365 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, Thian said: Nobody in Thailand gives a duck about authorities..... or the LAW. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
tifino 8,442 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 ... would have hit the fan; after The Law realised the owners had resorted to adding tourists, - to the agreed to hill tribe populace Link to post Share on other sites
hotchilli 16,587 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 This ones going to get messy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cmsally 6,026 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Is the picture of the actual place, because if it is , it has certainly grown over the past few years! Looks like Butlins on hill. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasThBKK 4,985 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Thian said: Nobody in Thailand gives a duck about authorities..... I wouldnt either if i owned land that the government now declares as national park just to steal it from me. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post FolkGuitar 5,674 Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 I'm at a loss to understand the popularity of paying money to sleep in a tent in a crowded parking lot. Do they pipe in 'Nature Sounds' at night to give the patrons the real-deal experience? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RichardColeman 26,530 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 hours ago, rooster59 said: They also claim that most of the residents in Mon Jam are hill tribes who have been granted the right to occupy and utilize the land by forest officials, as mandated by a cabinet resolution of April 30th 1998. Ah, clever, a 24 hour tribe indoctrination pass for tourists Link to post Share on other sites
Grusa 1,036 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 6 hours ago, FolkGuitar said: I'm at a loss to understand the popularity of paying money to sleep in a tent in a crowded parking lot. Do they pipe in 'Nature Sounds' at night to give the patrons the real-deal experience? In a freezing cold tent on the top of a draughty mountain....... Link to post Share on other sites
steven100 20,426 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 11 hours ago, Thian said: Nobody in Thailand gives a duck about authorities..... they don't until someone steps on the wrong toes. Link to post Share on other sites
steven100 20,426 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Grusa said: In a freezing cold tent on the top of a draughty mountain....... and are the spiders and cockroaches free .... Link to post Share on other sites
Grusa 1,036 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, steven100 said: and are the spiders and cockroaches free .... only if they are served raw. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post FolkGuitar 5,674 Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 hours ago, FolkGuitar said: I'm at a loss to understand the popularity of paying money to sleep in a tent in a crowded parking lot. Do they pipe in 'Nature Sounds' at night to give the patrons the real-deal experience? 44 minutes ago, Grusa said: In a freezing cold tent on the top of a draughty mountain....... 40 minutes ago, steven100 said: and are the spiders and cockroaches free .... I've spent weeks on end in freezing cold tents on tops of mountains, miles from the nearest human, and slept with plenty of bugs in forests and jungles all over the world. But I'll be dipped if I'd ever spend a single night to camp in a parking lot on the side of an ugly hill... and be charged money for the privilege, too boot! When I climb out of my tent, I don't want to see another tent, much less 200 of them. I want to see Nature, trees, or mountains, not hordes of people. THAT is what camping is all about... finding a spot in the middle of nowhere, just flat enough to sleep on, and fall asleep listening to the river nearby. This Thai camping reminds me of my kid setting up his first tent, and spending the night in it... in the living room. (This photo was a typical night's lodging during a one-week solo backpacking walk through the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. THIS is camping!) 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites
moe666 5,548 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 3 hours ago, FolkGuitar said: I've spent weeks on end in freezing cold tents on tops of mountains, miles from the nearest human, and slept with plenty of bugs in forests and jungles all over the world. But I'll be dipped if I'd ever spend a single night to camp in a parking lot on the side of an ugly hill... and be charged money for the privilege, too boot! When I climb out of my tent, I don't want to see another tent, much less 200 of them. I want to see Nature, trees, or mountains, not hordes of people. THAT is what camping is all about... finding a spot in the middle of nowhere, just flat enough to sleep on, and fall asleep listening to the river nearby. This Thai camping reminds me of my kid setting up his first tent, and spending the night in it... in the living room. (This photo was a typical night's lodging during a one-week solo backpacking walk through the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. THIS is camping!) Nah that is just being uncomfortable for a few nights, my idea of a camping trip is 3 or 4 nights in San Francisco 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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