Phuket

Senator calls for Laguna buildings to be demolished

Published

15 years ago

December 11, 2004

Senator calls for Laguna buildings to be demolished | The Thaiger

PHUKET: A new land row is brewing at Laguna after the head of the national Land Inspection Working Group called for a toilet to be demolished, claiming it is built on state land.

Speaking after a meeting of 14 local officials, Senator Pricha Pitanon backed local land officers’ claims that the toilet, plus another building covering just four square metres, stand on land that does not belong to Laguna Resorts & Hotels (LRH).

In January this year, the Phuket Provincial Land Office (PPLO) and the provincial version of the Committee to Solve Problems of Encroachment on State Land (KorBorRor) told the Gazette they were confident that the 13 plots of land on which the Laguna complex is built are all covered by legitimate land titles.

But these two small buildings are away from the complex, on land close to the beach, which staff from the Provincial Land Office say they have determined is owned by the state.

Senator Pricha said Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organization (OrBorTor) had already issued a notice ordering LRH to demolish the buildings.

The OrBorTor had asked the senator for the meeting, which took place at the office of Governor Udomsak Usawarangkura and was attended by Vice-Governor Winai Buapradit, PPLO Chief Suphot Suwannachote, lawyers and officers of Cherng Talay OrBorTor.

Sen Pricha, who appears to specialize in “problems” with Laguna land, said the meeting had agreed that the Land Office and the OrBorTor were right in concluding that the two buildings were on state land. He added that the OrBorTor should, if necessary, use the “force of law” to compel LRH to remove them.

He conceded that the original order from the OrBorTor, “did not specify which buildings were to be demolished and did not specify which area is state land.” But, he said, “At this meeting, I recommended that the OrBorTor issue a new order and compel the company to operate according to the law.”

However, Niyom Tassaneetipagorn, Assistant Vice President of LRH, told the Gazette the company had not received any order from the OrBorTor, and that he was confident that none of the buldings in the complex violate state land.

“We are serious about complying with the law,” he said.

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Crime

Thalang Police arrest local Phuket drug dealer with amphetamine pills

Published

3 hours ago

October 20, 2019

The Thaiger

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Thalang Police have arrested a local drug dealer with more than 192 amphetamine pills. Thalang police in Phuket arrested 29 year old Wimon Songkong from Nakhon Si Thammarat with 192 amphetamine pills that he was carrying when they nabbed him in front of a 7-Eleven store inside a PTT gas station on Thepkasattri Road, in Thalang District.

The amphetamine pills were packed in a black zip-lock plastic bag, which was hidden in his grey shoulder bag. Two of the pills were green and 190 of them were orange, while each pill had the letters ‘wy’ printed on them.

Wimon was charged for possessing and trading illicit drugs and was sent to Thalang police station for further investigation and processing.

STORY: Newshawk Phuket

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Hua Hin

Southern Thailand braces for rough weather and rain

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1 day ago

October 19, 2019

May Taylor

Southern Thailand braces for rough weather and rain | The Thaiger

The Thailand Meteorological Department issued a weather warning for southern Thailand with torrential rain forecast to hit the region throughout the weekend. The heavy monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand and south of the country is being blamed for the rough weather, with the TMD predicting flash flooding in many areas.

(Phuket, Hat Yai and Hua Hin’s forecast below)

“Waves are expected to reach 2 metres in height in the lower Gulf of Thailand and possibly higher at the height of the storm. Ships are advised to proceed with caution.”

For the north and northeast of Thailand, the TMD forecasts strong winds and cooler mornings as the arrival of the “winter” season, coupled with a moderate high-pressure system, causes temperatures to dip.

Hua Hin’s five day forecast

Phuket’s five day forecast

Hat Yai’s five day forecast

SOURCE: The Nation | weather.com

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Crime

Now you see him, now you don’t… Patong Police hunt foreigner over $30k theft

Published

2 days ago

October 18, 2019

Greeley Pulitzer

Now you see him, now you don’t… Patong Police hunt foreigner over $30k theft | The Thaiger

PHOTO: Patong Police

Patong Police have yet to develop any tangible leads tracking down a foreigner who made off with US$30,000 in cash from a currency exchange booth in Kalim, north of Patong in Phuket, last Tuesday.

The man is about 168 centimetres tall with grey hair and around 60 years old, Patong police told The Phuket News.

“We have no clue what nationality he is.”

He was last seen at the currency exchange booth wearing a purple polo shirt, blue jeans and black cap. Police have checked hotels in the area, police stations across the island and Phuket Immigration, but have yet to join the dots and come up with firm leads.

“Investigators have checked CCTV in the area and collected what evidence we have but we still do not know the man’s name or where he was staying.”

The man had visited the booth several times before Tuesday, when he disappeared with the $30,000 in US banknotes, according to police.

“It was always small amounts”, he added, noting that the amounts didn’t warrant staff at the exchange booth to check the man’s passport before making the exchange.

The man arrived at the booth again at about 1pm on Tuesday, saying that he had 900,000 baht cash to exchange.

SOURCE: The Phuket News

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