webfact Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Phuket officials confirmed involved in protected forest encroachment By The Phuket News The Royal Forest Department officers are continuing their investigation into the clearing of protected forest in the hills above Kathu. Photo: PR Phuket PHUKET: Officers from the Royal Forest Department have confirmed that local Phuket officials were involved in allowing a private individual to encroach on protected forest land near Bang Wad reservoir to make way for a road over the hills in Kathu and to clear areas of the protected forest to create plantations. Suphachai Suksai, chief of the Encroachment Prevention and Suppression Region 4 office under the Royal Forest Department, inspected the site with a team of officers for the second day yesterday (Jan 19). Mr Suphachai said that if the encroachment exceeded 100 rai, the case would be handed over to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for further action. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-confirmed-involved-in-protected-forest-encroachment-78722.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-01-21 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Phuket officials were involved in allowing a private individual to encroach on protected forest land If they can, they will! They all need to recoup the cost of there recruitment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 "officials confirmed involved in protected forest encroachment " Did anyone expect otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 And as usual nobody will be properly punished but merely sidelined away from further takings. Until proper punishement is handed out with long Jail sentences etc then Public Officials here will continue to steal forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Officers from the Royal Forest Department have confirmed that local Phuket officials were involved in allowing a private individual to encroach on protected forest land near Bang Wad reservoir to make way for a road over the hills in Kathu and to clear areas of the protected forest to create plantations They are always officials, either directly or indirectly.... time to put some of these officials away for a period of time to think about what they're supposed to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: Mr Suphachai said that if the encroachment exceeded 100 rai, the case would be handed over to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for further action. I'm sure there is an other corrupted official ready to measure the desired outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Tongue Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 hours ago, trainman34014 said: And as usual nobody will be properly punished but merely sidelined away from further takings. Until proper punishement is handed out with long Jail sentences etc then Public Officials here will continue to steal forever. Singapore eliminated corruption in one generation. And people say public caning is barbaric. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kopitiam Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said: Singapore eliminated corruption in one generation. And people say public caning is barbaric. You will need a group of honest, righteous and strong men to do it. Thailand don't have them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Must be fake news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 What's the betting it's less than 100 rai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 6:27 PM, Scott Tracy said: What's the betting it's less than 100 rai? Yes. It will be found to be only 99 rai, with 1 rai of carpet suitable for the investigation to be swept under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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