Samet resorts face probes |and demolition
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The demolition of many illegally built resorts on Koh Samet is set and awaiting a date to be decided soon, Rayong Governor Seni Jitkasem said yesterday.
Out of 60 resorts on the tourist island facing demolition orders, there are four set to suffer such a fate – Pla Cartoon Seafood, Bai Tong Seafood, Fong Nam Seafood, and Navi DD Seafood – pending dates to be set by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
Owners of two of the four resorts have appealed to the Supreme Court against the demolition order, while Muang Rayong police are handling the 56 other land-encroachment cases.
Today, the Rayong Provincial Administrative Organisation will have an opening ceremony for a number of legally built shops and a 24-unit facility for fishermen, before authority to run these structures is handed over to Khao Laem Ya-Samet Islands National Park officials.
