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Published on October 27, 2007

Protest leader Tathaya Prapaipetch told a press conference that residents would submit a letter along with engineering evidence and details of their woes to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Tuesday morning.

They want the PM to order the NHA to repair the flats instead of tearing them down.

The group will also go to Parliament to meet with National Legislative Assembly member Wallop Tangkhananurak and ask the NLA to investigate the demolition plan.

Ratchareuk Paolohit, another leader, said residents would also ask Surayud and the NLA to look into the housing authority's policy regarding rental fees, sell-out fees and unit transfer fees. They say a person taking ownership of a flat has to pay at least Bt30,000 to the NHA.

Nearly half of the 32 tenements have been transferred from their original owners to other persons but no receipts were issued, he said.

Ratchareuk thanked the Office of the Auditor-General for investigating NHA officials for ignoring their duty to maintain the flats, which are regarded as national property.

The Nation