Environment

Phuket — Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Sukhumbhand Chomklin, has directed the Department of Forestry to press ahead with strict enforcement against forest encroachment in Phuket, rejecting appeals from investors accused of illegally occupying protected land. The case centers on the Naka Kerd mountain range near Nui Beach, where private groups constructed 39 […]

Phuket — Deputy Interior Minister Polpeer Suwanchawee (MoI-2) visited Phuket today to oversee progress on the government’s “Phuket Model,” a coordinated campaign to reclaim encroached land within Sirinat National Park. Joined by senior officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Lands, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and […]

Phuket — Provincial officials in Phuket have received a petition from legal representatives of landowners affected by the ongoing dispute over five residential properties in Ban Kho En, Mai Khao inn Thalang. Governor Chotnarin Kedsom and Deputy Governor Romdon Hayiawa accepted the petition from attorney Israres Busayarat, who is acting on behalf of mainland landowners. The […]

Phuket— The Royal Forest Department has issued a strict deadline for the removal of unauthorized structures at Freedom Beach, ordering occupants to dismantle 22 buildings and facilities within the protected forest area by August 5, 2026. The Royal Forest Department told the Phuket Express. The enforcement action, carried out under Section 25 of the Forest […]