Land
Land tenure and land titling
Lay of the land 'murky'
Sor Por Kor land — the degraded forest tracts that the government gives to poor farmers — has always courted controversy.A cautionary tale is the case involving Suthep Thaugsuban, a veteran politician and co-founder of the Action Coalition for Thailand (ACT), now one of the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Alro told to take action in land case
Activist Srisuwan Janya is urging the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) to take legal action against 12 politicians who allegedly have no right to occupy Sor Por Kor land.The Association for the Protection of the Thai Constitution secretary-general on Friday filed a petition with Alro ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Land titles for certain plots being revoked, says minister
Natural Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat told reporters yesterday (Oct 30) that the Land Department was in the process of revoking the land-rights documents for privately owned plots in Phetchabun that are encroaching on forestland. Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Land bought under false deeds returned
The Land Department will be asked to revoke land-title deeds for more than 2,700 rai (432 hectares) in Loei’s Phu Rua district after fake or faulty documents had been used to lay ownership claims on the land more than three decades ago.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Drafted bill on land tax to proceed on schedule
The government did not have a plan to postpone the legal enforcement of the drafted bill on land and building taxes, said Wisudhi Srisuphan, deputy minister of finance.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Five steps proposed to end illegal land ownership
The national Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed drastic measures to tackle the growing number of illegal land ownership cases, especially those concerning forest reserves, public land and undocumented land plots.Keep reading ...
