rooster59 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thian Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nobody in Thailand gives a duck about authorities..... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 This ones going to get messy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasThBKK 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FolkGuitar 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FolkGuitar 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 11 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? It's the sunrises, apparently. Thousands of Thais flock to Phu Chi Fa every January for them. No piping needed, they bring their own boom boxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 2:46 AM, Lacessit said: It's the sunrises, apparently. Thousands of Thais flock to Phu Chi Fa every January for them. No piping needed, they bring their own boom boxes. Hmmmm...LOL! Very Thai. As far as I can tell, all these tents are facing west. Looking at GoogleEarth map, those buildings are next to the road on the east side, with the hillside sloping down to the west-south-west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 2:45 PM, 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? Baked beans on the menu daily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 8:56 AM, rooster59 said: within 30 days of January 15th Report back in the middle of February on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 It's simple math: Cash=king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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