Illegal occupation
Vendors to be evicted
Vendors illegally occupying an area behind the historic Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit site in Ayutthaya face eviction, authorities said on January 29.
Ronnawud Ruangsawad, deputy chief of Ayutthaya’s Internal Security Operations Command has met Sayumpon Kulsu, head of the provincial Damrongtham Centre as well as military, administration and Fine Arts Department officials to find ways to evict them.
The area is in Ayutthaya Historical Park, a World Heritage site. Officials said the stalls encroach on public land. Authorities have set aside a new trading area less than a kilometre away near the old City Hall.