Sea Gypsies Fight Eviction Threat
Volume 15 Issue 45 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555 November 8 - 14, 2008 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht The Gazette is published in association with Sea Gypsies fight eviction petition claiming that the land was rightfully theirs and request- threat ing to continue living on it. INSIDE From the courthouse, they By Atchaa Khamlo marched some 200 meters to Phuket Provincial Hall, carrying PHUKET CITY: On Tuesday a banner that read “Phuket Com- November 4, some 300 members munity Network”. Once there, of the Rawai Sea Gypsy Com- Sea Gypsy Community leaders, munity staged a protest, starting including Supat Nunkhao, met at Phuket Provincial Court, in an with with the new Governor, attempt to continue living on a Preecha Ruangjan. disputed 12-rai tract of seaside Governor Preecha listened land they say was first settled by to their plight and told them he their ancestors more than 100 was familiar with the community, years ago. but had only driven past it. The land in question, in He said he would visit the Rawai Village, is currently home site soon and do his best to work to over 110 Sea Gypsy families, out an equitable solution to the NEW! DIY DAVE and is part of a larger 29-rai plot problem. With home improvement which the entire Rawai Sea Protesting Sea Gypsies on the march to meet the governor. Sea Gypsy Niran Yangpan, stores all over Phuket these Gypsy community calls home. who contacted the Gazette, said days, maybe it's time to learn The court had been peti- Khongthong, two of more than ders, some 300 other Rawai Sea he suspected that the chanote how to do it yourself.
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