The Interior Ministry has ordered a probe into Phuket land ownership amid evidence of foreign-linked companies suspected of unlawful occupation of land plots.
Speaking on Thursday after a policy meeting with provincial officials at Phuket Provincial Hall, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said his ministry has instructed the Department of Lands (DoL) to coordinate with Phuket authorities to take both civil and criminal action against over 200 foreign-owned companies in the province.