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Somsak: Middle East hunting for Thai land

 

(BangkokPost.com) - The minister of agriculture is hoping to persuade the Cabinet to issue a law preventing excessive land grabbing by Middle Eastern groups.

 

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Somsak Prissananantakul revealed his ministry has received reports of groups from Middle Eastern countries collaborating with large agriculture firms in Thailand to grab up farm land through mass-buying and renting of farmers' land. Mr. Somsak said this would lead farmers to their downfall.

 

The agriculture minister said his ministry is not idly sitting by and preventive measures against land grabbing are being sought.

 

According to Mr. Somsak, the issue would be brought up for discussion at a Cabinet meeting so appropriate laws on land rent or ownership could be laid down. One idea would be limiting holding of land to 50 rai per person.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=132180

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They are exploiting the loopholes in company land ownership. As indeed many others have done in the past. I would expect to see some more tweaking of the land laws in time. No rush as they will make it retroactive and grab all the land back, this time passing it to some Thai big shot whilst claiming to have saved the farmers.

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