Six illegal hotels in disputed Hua Hin area face heavy fines

A raiding party headed by the Hua Hin district chief finally booked six illegal hotels in the disputed area of the city at the center of beach encroachment.

The area is the Ratdamri road from Saphan Pla to Sarn Jao Mae Thap Thim.

Some thirty soldiers, police and members of the local Hua Hin administration under the leadership of district chief Rutpratheep Thamrapheephat carried out the raid.

Six hotels were not only guilty of encroachment but had been operating without the requisite licenses.

The establishments face fines of up to 10,000 baht a day going back to when they were opened. They will be prosecuted under a 1994 hotel law.

Thai Visa / Thai News Agency

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