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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

New flak for foreign land ownership bill

Land is up for sale on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok. (File photo)

The government is listening to every concern about the proposal to allow foreigners to hold land ownership of up to one rai for residential purposes, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-Ngam.

He was responding to criticism triggered by the cabinet's recent approval of the Interior Ministry's bill to alter the laws governing land ownership by foreigners, which is aimed at attracting foreign investment to fuel the economy.

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