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Rayong Gardeners Protest Land Loss at Office, Claiming Official Negligence

Rayong Gardeners Protest Land Loss at Office, Claiming Official Negligence

MGR Online•Society•2d ago

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Rayong residents protested at the Ban Khai District Land Office, alleging surveyors encroached on their inherited land, reducing its size and facing unresponsiveness from officials.

  • •Rayong gardeners protested at the Ban Khai District Land Office over a land dispute.
  • •They claim surveying errors led to the loss of nearly 100 square wa of their inheritance.
  • •Residents expressed frustration over the office's lack of responsibility and unresponsiveness to their complaints.

Overview

  • •N.S. Angkhana Thamachat, aged 26, a fruit farmer, and Mr. Chamras Sakulnok, aged 60, protested at the Ban Khai District Land Office.
  • •The protest was due to alleged surveying errors by land officials which resulted in a loss of nearly 100 square wa of inherited land.
  • •Officials allegedly surveyed and marked public road boundaries, altering the shape of a 3-rai plot of land.
  • •The surveying actions caused the inherited land to appear leaf-shaped and diminished its area by almost 100 square wa.
  • •The landowners previously complained to the Ban Khai District Damrongdhamma Center, and the district chief ordered a new survey, but no action was taken.
  • •legal action was pursued up to the Rayong Provincial Court, which ordered confirmation of the original land boundaries.
  • •The Ban Khai District Land Office claimed that the officials who conducted the survey had since been transferred.
  • •The protestors requested media assistance to push for accountability and progress on the issue.

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Key Quotes

N.S. Angkhana Thamachat
"Affected by the work of land surveyors at the Ban Khai District Land Office, who surveyed and marked public road boundaries, causing my rectangular land of over 3 rai to become leaf-shaped and losing nearly 100 square wa."
ได้รับผลกระทบจากการทำงานของเจ้าหน้าที่รังวัดที่ดิน สำนักงานที่ดินอำเภอบ้านค่าย ที่ได้ดำเนินการรังวัดปักหมุดเขตปักเขตกันทางสาธารณะ จนทำให้ที่ดินแปลงสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้าเนื้อที่กว่า 3 ไร่ของตนเองกลายเป็นรูปลักษณะคล้ายใบโพธิ์ ที่สำคัญยังทำให้ที่ดินแปลงดังกล่าวหายไปเกือบ 100 ตารางวา
Mr. Chamras Sakulnok
"When land officials surveyed, ancestral land disappeared by nearly 100 square wa, claiming it was a public road."
เมื่อเจ้าหน้าที่ที่ดิน มาทำการรังวัดกลับทำให้ที่ดินของบรรพบุรุษหายไปเกือบ 100 ตารางวา โดยอ้างว่าเป็นทางสาธารณะ
N.S. Angkhana Thamachat
"Cannot accept the statement from the Ban Khai District Land Office claiming the surveying officials have already moved out."
รับไม่ได้กับคำกล่าวของสำนักงานที่ดินอำเภอบ้านค่าย ที่อ้างว่าเจ้าหน้าที่ที่ไปรังวัดย้ายออกไปแล้ว

Key Entities

Organization

Ban Khai District Land Office(สำนักงานที่ดินอำเภอบ้านค่าย)
The government organization responsible for land surveying and registration in Ban Khai District, Rayong, accused of land surveying errors.
Ban Khai District Damrongdhamma Center(ศูนย์ดำรงธรรมอำเภอบ้านค่าย)
The government center for public grievances and complaints in Ban Khai District where an initial complaint about land loss was filed.
Rayong Provincial Court(ศาลจังหวัดระยอง)
The provincial court that issued an order to confirm the original land boundaries in the dispute.

Person

N.S. Angkhana Thamachat(น.ส.อังคณา ธรรมชาติ)
A 26-year-old fruit farmer from Rayong who is protesting the loss of 100 square wa of her inherited land due to alleged surveying errors.
Mr. Chamras Sakulnok(นายจำรัส สกุลนอก)
A 60-year-old relative (uncle) of N.S. Angkhana Thamachat, supporting her protest against land loss.

Place

Rayong(ระยอง)ℹ️
The province in Thailand where the land dispute and protest took place.
Ban Khai(บ้านค่าย)ℹ️
The district in Rayong province where the land office and the disputed land are located.