Bhumjaithai threatens to sue over Land Bridge scheme hiding casino rumours
BHUMJAITHAI threatened to take legal action against those spreading fake news that the Land Bridge scheme is hiding a casino project with the rumours stemming from an old draft bill which was rejected two years ago, Amarin TV said this evening (May 8). Mr. Natchanon Sikorkuea, Bhumjaithai’s spokesperson, said the claim that a 99-year […]
Read MoreHold three-tier referendum on Land Bridge project: Former MP
THE government was urged to hold a three-tier referendum on the Land Bridge project as people in the South have not been fully informed about the advantages and disadvantages of this megascheme despite a NIDA opinion poll showing majority of the respondents in this region support it while NGOs and various organisations openly oppose […]
Read MoreLand Bridge project to be tabled to cabinet soon
AS PRIME Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is keen on further considering the 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge project, the Transport Ministry will be tabling the scheme to the cabinet sometime between June and July with the aim of starting it within this year, Amarin TV said today (April 25). The Land Bridge project is designed to […]
Read MoreMan slashes two to death then hangs self in land grab row
A THAI man furious at two people for reporting him to the authorities for encroaching on forest land slashed them to death with his knife then hanged himself in lower northern Phetchabun province today (June 15), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Thiansin Chaidetkun, an investigator on duty at Phetchabun City police station, quickly took […]
Read More10-year tourist visa, 99-year govt land lease planned to spur economy
DEPUTY PRIME Minister/Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said he is going to propose that 10-year tourist visa be issued to enable foreigners to easily work in Thailand alongside 99-year lease of government land as part of measures to spur the economy, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (May 18). In a speech on “Thailand’s Capital […]
Read MoreEx-deputy House speaker found guilty of illegally occupying forest land
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY HOUSE Speaker Supachai Bhosu has been found guilty of illegally occupying forest land in Nakhon Phanom, officially considered tantamount to a severe breach of the politicians’ code of ethics. National Anti-Corruption Commission Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said today (Apr. 25) Supachai had falsely claimed to hold Nor Sor 2 […]
Read MoreForeigner arrested on illegal land trading charges
A FOREIGN MAN on the run after being slapped with charges of illegal land trade in Phuket and Surat Thani has been arrested in Pattaya, Naewna newspaper said last night (Mar. 15). The wanted foreigner, only identified as Mr. David, 58, from the USA, was taken into custody in front of Jomtien Hospital in […]
Read MorePM vows to go ahead with Land Bridge project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Jan.22) looked unperturbed by sustained criticism over the cost-effectiveness of the Land Bridge project in the southern region and pledged to go ahead with it. Prior to a two-day roving cabinet meeting in Ranong, the prime minister reconfirmed the Pheu Thai-led government’s scheme to carry […]
Read MoreLand Bridge projects to get started in 2025, finished in 2030: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.30) confirmed that the planned implementation of Land Bridge projects in the upper southern region of Thailand will get started in 2025 and finished in 2030. The prime minister said the government is currently putting forward various megaprojects to link two oceans, the Pacific Ocean […]
Read More1.62 million people benefit from upgrading land papers to title deeds
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 1.62 MILLION farmers and villagers nationwide can now have papers which they may currently hold to occupy state-owned land finally upgraded as individually-owned land title deeds for agriculture, said a senior official today (Nov.16). Agricultural Land Reform Office secretary-general Winarot Sapsongsuk confirmed that some 1.62 million people in […]
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