At first read thought said sunken treasure thank goodness not, the beaches and under sea would be raped bare.

Posted by slickmelb on November 20, 2015 15:14

I'm almost at a loss for words, but despicable comes to mind. This just provides testimony to my assertion that Thai officials are utterly incapable of any kind of resource management. To allow something like this to happen is irresponsible, but to allow it to continue is nothing short of criminal.

Posted by Richard Vickers on November 20, 2015 16:12

Ed, I'm not a doomsayer,only a retired roadworker. But if the goverment and the lokal administration don't see where this is leading,They don't have to vorry about sunbeds and parasol's on Phuket's beaches. No one like to swim in a pool of trash. It's so bad and I'm leaving this spring to Phatthalung. Around my house there is no trash because I take care of it myself and my neightbours know it.

Posted by Retired roadworker on November 20, 2015 16:33

Going around everydays by MTB in any parts of this Iland I can say that the future is much worst than I could imagine only 2 years ago. All free lands (without fence) are disappearing and all the jungle is under attack: no hope for birds and animals, no hope for untouched water coming from the mountains.non wants to take care..

Posted by dave on November 20, 2015 20:38

The out of sight out of mind no problem, this demonstrates how starkly evident it is Phuket has a huge primitive infrastructure problem that it cant cope with its service and disposal of garbage Phuket is too top heavy with resorts etc. for the primitive infrastructures holding it all together one incinerator is the best they can do and that's a poor disposal method by todays standards with a mountainous backlog of garbage someone found a short term solution in the Bankok canal style which are poisonous polluted cesspools with this mentality they will doom the place to yesterday's holiday island.

Posted by slickmelb on November 20, 2015 23:35

A friend of mine visited here a year ago, his previous visit was pre 2000.
He predicted the island has 10 years before its finished due to no enforceable control on building,deforestation and polution on whats going into the canals and inevitably going into the sea.
Of course you expect islands that appeal to tourists to develope but in Phuket there is no law and no control. The only law is profit and live for today and if the environment long term suffers then that's someone else's problem, so sad but inevitable with the mindset here.
During my time in Thailand i have seen locals dump rubbish out of train windows,beaches resembling bottlebanks and islands with garbage dumps strewn all over the place ( ko Libong) its evident in so many places in Thailand and its not the tourists who are doing it !. The Thai people really need to realise what they are doing and get some responsibility to save their lovely country.

Posted by LES on November 21, 2015 02:29

In all fairness, I think much of the trash on the sea bed off shore, may come as a result of the 2004 Tsunami. I do know that this is the case in Phi Phi where Anchoring in Tonsai bay can be difficult due to this lingering problem. Just a thought.

Posted by George on November 21, 2015 06:51