St. Andrews ‘complying’ with order to vacate land: Watthana District

An international school is complying with instructions to demolish a corner of its campus encroaching on public land, a district official said this morning, though it remained unclear whether the land would be returned to public use.

A public works official at the Watthana District Office said St. Andrews International School acted in accordance with an order issued late last year by dispatching workers to demolish a building and remove a lawn that was built illegally.

“The school is currently in the process of demolishing its facilities, complying with the order that was asked,” said the official who only identified himself as Jirayut.

Asked if the school would return it to public use – neighbors say the land in question was once used as a path and seasonal fishing pond – Jirayut declined to answer, saying that it was an ongoing process, and that the…