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.

Entertainment

And the winner of Miss Mom Phuket 2019 is…

Published

7 hours ago

June 19, 2019

The Thaiger

The annual beauty pageant run by Lifestyle in Thailand, Miss Mom Phuket 2019, officially celebrated its winner this year – K. Sangjan Modnok, the owner of Royal Thai Villas, who also won Miss Angel Lifestyle by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The first runner-up title was bestowed upon K. Sakunya Suthaharuetai and the second runner-up went to K. Arista Chakchai, the owner of Baan Ping Yang. Two other distinctions were also given that evening. The first one, Miss Amazing Phuket, went to K. Chadarat Taodaeng, from Tiger Kingdom, and the second one, Miss Lifestyle in Thailand, also known as Miss Popular Vote, went to K. Nopparat Jommuang, the owner of Nopparat Elephant Trekking Camp in Kathu.

And the winner of Miss Mom Phuket 2019 is… | News by The Thaiger

The competition was held in the evening of June 15, 2019 at the Ramada Plaza Chaofa Phuket hotel and was chaired by K. Anchalee Wanich Thepabutr, the President of Woman Development Committee, who gave a speech at the opening of the event.

Miss Mom Phuket 2019 was attended by 17 beautiful, talented and successful mothers, aged 40 or more. This beauty pageant started in 2016 with the original name “Miss Grand Mom”, and aimed to recognise the beauty and savvy expertise of leading business women in Phuket and the neighboring provinces, tightening up relationships in the process while allowing them to show their potential and to join charity activities together.

The revenue from the contest, minus the incurred expenses, will be donated to charities across Phuket and the nearby provinces.

STORY BY: Phuketify

Phuket

Three injured in motorbike accident in Phuket Town

Published

8 hours ago

June 19, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTOS: Phuket Volunteer Rescue

Three people sustained injuries in a motorbike accident last night at Nimit Circle in Phuket Town, on the east of Phuket. The roundabout has eight lanes of traffic feeding into the same circle of traffic.

Emergency responders were notified of the accident at ‘Seahorse Circle’ at 9:05pm last night.

Phuket Volunteer rescue workers arrived to find two damaged motorbikes with three people injured. They were all taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.

Police are continuing their investigation.

Business

Hot wheels head for Thailand’s south – ‘Fast and Furious 9’ cars arrive

Published

12 hours ago

June 19, 2019

The Thaiger

Cars for the filming of the 9th iteration of the Fast & Furious film franchise have arrived in Krabi (lots of pics below).

An auto parts supply firm in Krabi, with some inside knowledge of the production schedule for the new film, has posted photos of some of the vehicles that will likely be part of the filming when it starts next month.

The producers of ‘Fast & Furious 9’ are spending 340 million baht in the south, including Krabi, Phang Ngan and Phuket, using local crews as support.

Local Thai production manager, Piya Pestonji, met last week with Kitibadee Prawit, the Governor of Krabi, to discuss logistics with the Tourism Authority of Thailand Krabi Office boss, Apichai Aranyik.

The Krabi governor said at the time that ‘Fast and the Furious 9’ is hoped to be a “great advertisement for the nature, culture and history of the kingdom”.

Someone should sit the southern governor down and show him a few of the films which showcase illegal street racing, fast and dangerous driving action sequences and criminal activity being portrayed as ‘good guys’! But seeing the landscape of Krabi and Phang Nga floating past in some of the action will be well worth seeing.

Tony Jaa, the popular Thai action star, appeared in ‘Fast & Furious 7’ taking on Paul Walker.