After several military delegations have been enforcing existing laws on Koh Samui for several weeks, the army now wants to carry out checks in Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
On Thailand's third largest holiday island The army has cracked down: especially illegal buildings and beach shops were in the sights of the delegation. Fixed structures on the beach have to disappear and beach chairs may only be set up to a limited extent. Too large signs and logos along the roads must also be removed. Who does not cooperate, threatened by the fee-based demolition.
Also against unregistered and licensed lettings should be proceeded. On Samui also noticed in the last weeks that the curfew was suddenly implemented very consistently at 2 clock and, for example, shisha suddenly disappeared from the bars. Also found the popular Walking Street im Fishermans Village Bophut on the past weekend not or only very limited instead, because here, too, new rules regarding the street stalls must be implemented.
What does this mean for Koh Phangan?
Now Koh Phangan is on the plan of the military but what does that mean for the island? According to rumors, the situation regarding the properties in Srithanu and Thong Nai Pan should be re-examined. Here there were disagreements regarding the land certificates. For Srithanu, this could mean, in the worst case, that many or even all of the buildings are near the beach tore off Need to become.
“…other places popular with tourists will be affected”, employees of the Thai embassy are threatening the Austrian Courier have said. They want to focus on quality rather than mass, even if we do not know what the final word for Koh Phangan is.
It is also conceivable that the parties are again in the sights of the army and here new guidelines are introduced or more controls are expected. We'll keep you up to date!
