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    Buying property in Thailand

    By Anonymous, Created on: 17/02/2006, Last updated on: 11/11/2011

    » Nothing much to say here is there, i think that IAN has told us all there is to know and believe me.......... .he's right.

    • Anonymous commented : BANGKOKPOST, 24 JULY 2006 DATELINEBangkok Land scandalon Samui needs study Prachachart Turakij editorial _ Over two decades ago, Samui was known as a paradise island with beautiful beaches and verdant forests. As tourism grew, property developers descended on the island. New hotels and luxury housing projects sprouted up. Land prices skyrocketed. Samui is back in the news, but for a different reason. Two weeks ago, Surat Thani provincial authorities began looking into possible encroachment onto forest reserve land and other illegal ownership. Caretaker Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat flew to the island with investigators. He said there was evidence that several plots of land around Khao Dang and Khao Duangnok might have been obtained illegally for sale to foreigners. Meanwhile, another investigation was launched by Pien Yongnu, head of the Bangkok Metropolitan Waterworks Labour Union, who claimed that leading members of the ruling Thai Rak Thai party had bought large parcels of land from local villagers and later obtained title deeds. Sand was dumped onto rocky beaches while local authorities were ordered to cut a new road into the area, Mr Pien claimed. Our own investigations reveal that foreign companies are involved in the current land development boom on Samui. Big advertisements for property projects have appeared in Thai and foreign media to draw foreign buyers. Some of these projects are operated by foreigners who use Thai proxies to set up companies here. With a lot of money at their disposal, these foreign property developers buy land along the beaches and on the hills. We urge caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to look into this matter and take action against anyone found to have violated the law.

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    Pasuk & Baker on Social movements in Thailand: Part 1

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/09/2010

    » Renowned historians of Thailand husband and wife team Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker provide the big picture behind Thailand's political conflict.

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    Khunying Potjaman gets her money back

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2010

    » Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra was never able to develop this land in the Ratchadaphisek area, but she did earn a nice little profit nevertheless.

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    Arisman's problem

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/10/2010

    » Red shirt leader Arisman Pongruengrong may have a problem staying in Cambodia – if that is where is actually is.

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    Should Thailand strive to become a medical tourism hub?

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2010

    » Medical tourism could draw doctors out of an already struggling public health care system and endanger its very existence.

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    Thaksin invite creates a stir

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/12/2010

    » News that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been invited to the US for a talk on human rights is creating a big reaction here in Thailand.

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    Drug War 2

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/12/2010

    » Human rights activists worry that the government’s new campaign against drugs will result in a heavy death toll as happened during Prime Minister’s Thaksin Shinawatra’s administration.

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    Well-known Forest monk passes away

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/01/2011

    » Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno, one of Thailand's most famous monks, passed away yesterday at the age of 98.

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    Be skinny and white!

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011

    » The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.

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    Appeal to Thaksin

    Published on 05/04/2011

    » Family members of jailed TPN coordinator Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary Ratree Pipatanapaiboon have sought the help of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to secure their release from prison in Cambodia.

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