"encroachment"

The Royal Forest Department on Thursday filed a police complaint at Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division against Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, his mother Somporn and his sister Chanaphan for allegedly encroaching on national forest land in Ratchaburi province.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered Phatsapasa Resort in Kanchanaburi to remove its “huts” for encroaching on Khao Laem National Park land.

The government’s forest reclamation policy claimed another victim on Tuesday when a small-scale farmer in Lampang was slapped with one year in jail and fined Bt400,000 for encroachment and possession of weapons.

Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt faces four charges over the alleged encroachment of reserved forest land in Ratchaburi province.

The Council of State has determined that either the Royal Forest Department or the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) can handle a case in which Phalang Pracharath Party MP Pareena Kraikup is accused of allowing a farm operation to encroach on state-owned land.

Veera Somkwamkid, an anti-corruption activist, posted on his Facebook account that Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt is still at risk of being charged for encroachment into a national forest in Ratchaburi province.

A case has been filed on Tuesday (January 21) against Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Wilawan for allegedly encroaching on forest land.

Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Wilawan has denied accusations of deforesting with excavators on Khao Yai National Park land even as the Department of Lands has been ordered to investigate the alleged violation.

The residents of Koh Panyee in Phang Nga’s Muang district voted on Thursday to refuse to pay fees to the Harbour Department for building houses and shops encroaching on a river on the island, a popular tourist destination. 

Nittaya Muangklang, one of the villagers convicted of encroachment in the Saithong National Park in the Northeast province of Chaiyaphum, was released on a bail guarantee of Bt350,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

Three villagers convicted of encroachment at Saithong National Park in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum were freed on bail, pending appeals to the Supreme Court's review.

Another big blow has hit one of the 14 villagers convicted of encroaching on Chaiyaphum’s Saithong National Park – a court notice that she pay a large sum of compensation within 15 days.