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  • Crime NewsKoh Chang businessman fights illegal jetties causing coastal erosion

    Koh Chang businessman fights illegal jetties causing coastal erosion

    A business operator in Koh Chang appealed to the Interior Ministry’s Damrongdharma Centre to assist in the demolition of two large, unlawfully constructed concrete jetties that he claims are worsening coastal erosion. Kitti Yimrewat, the businessman, argues that these jetties, which he describes as comparable to buildings due to their massive size, have detrimental effects on nearby coastal areas. He…

  • Koh Samui NewsKoh Samui luxury villas face demolition amid legal battle

    Koh Samui luxury villas face demolition amid legal battle

    A luxury villa project on Koh Samui faced legal action yesterday as local officials attempted to enforce a demolition order for 11 buildings. The project’s legal representatives intervened, preventing access and challenging the orders. Yesterday, October 21, Ramnet Jaikang, Mayor of Koh Samui, assigned an experienced legal officer, Pallop Meepian, to carry out the demolition orders issued by the municipality.…

  • Thailand NewsUdon Thani temple demolishes cave waterfall after shocking find

    Udon Thani temple demolishes cave waterfall after shocking find

    A shocking discovery at a temple in Udon Thani has left many stunned as it was revealed that a nearly completed cave waterfall structure had to be demolished due to the use of inappropriate materials. According to Facebook page Phra Lin Sujitto, a video was posted with the caption, “Built with so much effort, only to be demolished. Apologies without…

  • Koh Samui NewsKoh Samui demolishes unauthorised luxury villas on hillside

    Koh Samui demolishes unauthorised luxury villas on hillside

    Koh Samui Municipality has demolished two luxury villas under construction without proper authorisation on a hillside in Koh Samui. The owners failed to comply with the municipality’s order to carry out the demolition themselves. Koh Samui District Chief Kampanat Klinsaowakon, alongside Colonel Dusit Kaysornkaew of the Fourth Army Region’s land investigative unit and other officials, spearheaded the operation to demolish…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman narrowly escapes injury as demolition goes wrong

    Thai woman narrowly escapes injury as demolition goes wrong

    A near-miss incident involving a building demolition and a woman in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, took centre stage yesterday afternoon. The woman, employed at an eatery, narrowly escaped injury when a building under demolition collapsed unexpectedly, part of it crashing into the eatery. The incident occurred around 2pm, yesterday, March 31, on Charoen Mueang Road in the Mueang district of the…