Vice-Governor Jamroen Thippayapongtada and Ma'ann Samran,the president of Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) visited Surin beach this morning with officials.
Mr Ma'ann – who confessed to The Phuket News in January that sorting out the mess on Surin Beach, including restaurants and clubs allegedly encroaching on public land was “impossible” – said today, “I went to Surin Beach with V/Gov Jamroen and other officials to deliver an OrBorTor request to all 30 businesses, including restaurants and bars included Catch Beach Club and Diamond Beach Club.
“They have seven days to pull down the illegal structures. If they do not pull them down, the OrBorTor will do it. V/Gov Jamroen pushed me to follow the building control laws.”
Neither Olivier Gibaud, GM of Twin Palms, which owns Catch, nor any of the other restaurant and bar owners contacted by The Phuket News today would make any comment on the situation.