Suchart revealed that the land owned by Boom Panadda’s husband is public state land under the responsibility of Military Circle 12, confirming it is not Forest Department land. He is ready to further investigate over 70 million rai nationwide to resolve the crisis of people encroaching on forests and forests encroaching on people’s land.
At 09:50 on 27 Oct 2026 at the Government House, Suchart Chomklin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke about the investigation into land owned by Gott Athip, husband of Boom Panadda Wongpudi, in Nakhon Nayok province. Since learning about the issue from social media and news outlets, he assigned the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources to visit the site along with the Nakhon Nayok governor and Ministry of Defense officials. He confirmed that the disputed land is not Forest Department property but public state land, which has been verified and is managed by Military Circle 12. The next steps fall under the Treasury Department and the agencies requesting use to handle management.
Regarding doubts about whether the land belongs to the Forest Department, Suchart stated it does not. The investigation was conducted to clarify the facts clearly.
When asked if the Ministry of Natural Resources would conduct similar land inspections elsewhere, Suchart said that around 60 to 70 million rai are under the care of the National Land Policy Committee (NLPC), which allocates land for people’s residence and farming. The government, led by Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, has approved a budget to create land-use manuals for over one million people to resolve conflicts of forest encroachment by people and vice versa. This benefits residents in both forest and national park areas and supports the export of Thai fruits, which must comply with laws requiring verification that the products do not originate from areas damaging natural resources. If they do, registration for export is not permitted.