News Forum - Thai police shut down 21 villas on Koh Samui, foreigners evicted

[Thaiger]

Police on the picturesque island of Koh Samui swooped and shut down 21 luxury villas that were built illegally on the pristine Khao Ma Ngaen mountain, leaving foreign tenants scrambling to pack their bags. Municipal, military, and ombudsman officials yesterday, September 17, slapped closure notices on the villas, which were among 46 properties constructed without … …

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[ChrisS]

Hopefully all will be demolished, cleared away and the land restored to its former state ALL at the expense of those who built them. Or will a large brown envelope make an appearance and the problem quietly goes away?

[NonThaiKiwi]

Well there's going to be some big brown envelopes in the mail very soon. 

Investors will not be pleased in having no leasees on the books. 

Hopefully the authorities will stick to their guns but I somehow doubt it. 

[Ramanathan.P]

It is not about that evacuation which matter. Who are those who built those villas in the first place, They are the one who should be named and pulled to court for legal actions. 

[Fanta]

No Thai reputations were harmed in the making of this police report. Thank Buddha for that!