News Forum - 5-star squatters evicted from Layan Beach

[Thaiger]

Heavy earth-moving equipment was taken to Layan Beach, Phuket, yesterday to demolish the last remaining illegal beachfront buildings. Eviction notices were served in 2017 when the Supreme Court ruled that occupiers were illegally encroaching on state land. Several “final warnings” were issued, with the last eviction notice delivered on Sept 12. Layan Beach is a beautiful but little-known bay on the west coast of Phuket at the northern end of Bangtao Beach. Layan is home to many luxurious resorts such as Banyan Tree Resort, Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort and Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket. The beach ends with a river harbouring […]

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[Mark1]

Absolutely pathetic. It takes them five long years to evict these squatters and demolish their illegal structures. Incompetent and spineless bunch of  p.....sies.

[HiuMak]

What is the time frame for squatters law in Thailand?

[Mandy]

I wouldn't call it a beautiful beach by a long way, its a nice beach, now they'll be no sunbeds, umbrellas or anywhere to buy snacks and water from, similar problem now with Surin after they banned beds and umbrellas there in February, I now don't go to either.