Pool villas at the Sri Panwa Phuket resort are seen on a hill overlooking the Andaman Sea in the island's Muang district. (Photo: Sri Panwa Phuket website)The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Friday agreed to probe the legality of title deeds issued several years ago for the hilltop location of Sri Panwa Phuket, a luxury pool villa hotel in Muang district. Mr Veera also submitted to the DSI some pictures of businessmen involved with the Sri Panwa project taken with high-profile officials. "The Sri Panwa resort has been investigated before but these investigations have gone nowhere because those state officials dared not to play it straight," he said. However, Watchara Buathong, Phuket's current land official, yesterday insisted the Sri Panwa resort had legally acquired its 56-rai, none of which was ever state land.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2020 01:07 UTC