Lite Beer Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 ‘Encroacher’ arrested for construction in Phuket hills Naraporn Tuarob PHUKET: A suspected encroacher on Forestry Reserve land was arrested yesterday (May 14) in the hills above Kamala, where he was in the process of constructing six buildings. Officials examine the foundations of one of the six buildings being constructed on the land in he Kamala Hills.Siripong Leeprasith, Assistant District Officer of Kathu, said local people had heard the sound of construction going on around Kuan Yak Peak in the Kamala Hills.“When we got to the site we found a backhoe being used to level the ground. When the driver saw us he ran away.“But the ‘owner’, Chalee Kuenoon, was there. He showed us a SorKor1 land paper which he said proved the land belongs to him. But the land area stated in the paper is only half a rai whereas the area he said he was going to convert to property is around eight rai.“Up the hill we saw his house and camps for the construction workers, along with six buildings at various stages of construction.”Officials also found a pile of Takien Sai lumber which Ms Chalee said was being stored on site by someone else. Officials did not believe him.Mr Chalee was taken to Kamala Police Station to be charged with encroachment, transforming land in a preserved area without a permit, and possession of protected timber without the required licences.“For the land document we need to find out whether it was issued legitimately or not.”Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/%E2%80%98encroacher%E2%80%99-arrested-for-construction-in-phuket-hills-39391.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter -- Phuket News 2013-05-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Half a rai, eight rai, it's an easy enough mistake to make! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gulfsailor Posted May 15, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2013 Half a rai, eight rai, it's an easy enough mistake to make! True. Just settle this by meeting in the middle. Give the guy 4 rai and officials take the other 4, and everyone wins... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald14 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I would welcome if they prosecute everyone trying this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonar6ca Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 But the land area stated in the paper is only half a rai whereas the area he said he was going to convert to property is around eight rai.Give the guy a break, he did not finish his Phd yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mamma Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Greedy land grabbing sonsabitches. They think cause they were raised there it gives them the land entitlement. Edited May 15, 2013 by Joe Mamma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnpot Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 difficult conversion problem I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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