jchfriis Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Some bad news for golfers, maybe good for the locals: <link removed> Edited February 11, 2015 by Tywais Link to Bangkok post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Link removed as per this forum rule. Perhaps you can paraphrase the information. 26) The Bangkok Post and Phuketwan do not allow quotes from their news articles or other material to appear on Thaivisa.com. Neither do they allow links to their publications. Posts from members containing quotes from or links to Bangkok Post or Phuketwan publications will be deleted from the forum.These restrictions are put in place by the above publications, not Thaivisa.comIn rare cases, forum Administrators or the news team may use these sources under special permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The story going round is that EGAT must close the Mae Mo golf course due to environment impacts on the local population. The news report in The Nation does not make clear whether the golf course must close, only that mine must be rehabilitated. It is certainly possible that the course may be doomed, but that is not stated in the paper. The court order may offer more information, but may be fully written in Thai and unavailable to me. here is what The Nation reports, from 11 Feb 2015. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Egat-ordered-to-limit-Mae-Moh-impact-30253804.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 However, the Bangkok Post reports that the Court, in Chiang Mai, has ordered the golf course to be turned back to forest land, thus destroyed. If this is final verdict then expect compliance as locals and environmentalists are watching carefully and since EGAT is a govt facility (??), non-compliance would lead to problems. The mine is massive and no doubt spreads pollution far and wide. The nearby population only wants decent air, water and absence of coal dust in their environment. Golf is nice but comes at a high price, esp if your land is grabbed away from you by elite rich folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananafarang Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Is Mae Mo still open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrinman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 yes 500 b green fees 200 caddie carts 600b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 3/8/2015 at 7:28 AM, bananafarang said: Is Mae Mo still open? Yes ...we are heading there now ...will play tomorrow ... I was wondering about what is the latest ...I will find out ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrinman Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 mae mot good course play there regularly some fairly small greens and some good views of the open pit all in all a good days golfing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 5:35 PM, murrinman said: mae mot good course play there regularly some fairly small greens and some good views of the open pit all in all a good days golfing Yes but you need a smog mask at present ... and frequently the hills and sky disappear ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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