Land Reform Office Orders Illegal Camp Occupant to Vacate

The Office of Agricultural Land Reform (ALRO) has completed an inspection of the Chao Pa Camp site in Buriram province and determined that no official ALRO land certificates have been issued for the property. Secretary-General Setsathit Krajangwong of ALRO announced the findings following Deputy Minister of Agriculture Vatchraphol Khao-kham's directive to investigate occupancy and land use at the site.

Key findings show the area has not been formally surveyed or titled, and the current claimant only submitted a land-use application to ALRO Buriram on August 6, 2026. The site spans approximately 6 rai and contains one semi-concrete residential structure with rooms registered at a different specification than on site. Land use is divided into a residential and recreation area, agricultural storage structures, and a fruit plantation section.

Local administrative records show no registration of the site as a hotel, resort, or accommodation business, and no tax payments are documented. A large water source to the north was originally natural and has since been developed by the Irrigation Department with a dam and reservoir; permitting for this is still pending.

ALRO will conduct two further investigations: checking land boundaries in coordination with the Forestry Department to identify any overlap with land reform zones and arrange for forestry land recovery, and formally processing the land-use application according to legal standards. If the applicant does not meet legal qualifications, ALRO will order occupants to vacate and remove all structures. "If the warning is not heeded, legal action will follow," the secretary-general stated, reaffirming that all evidence will be compiled before taking action to ensure land reform compliance and farmer benefit.