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02-12-06, 03:19 PM
Supreme Court orders Hollywood studio to restore Phi Phi beach (http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=26311) - MCOT / TNA, 02 December 2006
BANGKOK, Dec 1 (TNA) - Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 20th Century Fox and its local representative contributed to the damage of the ecosystem of Maya Beach on Phi Phi Island while filming the movie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The American film company and its representative in Thailand, the Santa International Film Production Co, were ordered to take responsiblity for restoring the ecosystem at the Phi Phi set to its original condition.
The seven-year-old suit was filed by the Krabi Provincial Administration Organisation and the Ao Pra Nang Tambon Administration Organisation, along with 17 Krabi and Phi Phi Island residents.
Meanwhile, other defendants including Pongpol Adireksarn, then agriculture minister, the Royal Forestry Department, and forestry department director-general Plodprasop Suraswadi were found not guilty of negligence of duty in issuing the permit for the filming that led to damage at the national park's property.
The Supreme Court on Thursday passed the case back to the Civil Court, asking it to reinvestigate damages caused by the filming. The case will be returned to the Civil Court on January 17. (TNA)-E110
BANGKOK, Dec 1 (TNA) - Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 20th Century Fox and its local representative contributed to the damage of the ecosystem of Maya Beach on Phi Phi Island while filming the movie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The American film company and its representative in Thailand, the Santa International Film Production Co, were ordered to take responsiblity for restoring the ecosystem at the Phi Phi set to its original condition.
The seven-year-old suit was filed by the Krabi Provincial Administration Organisation and the Ao Pra Nang Tambon Administration Organisation, along with 17 Krabi and Phi Phi Island residents.
Meanwhile, other defendants including Pongpol Adireksarn, then agriculture minister, the Royal Forestry Department, and forestry department director-general Plodprasop Suraswadi were found not guilty of negligence of duty in issuing the permit for the filming that led to damage at the national park's property.
The Supreme Court on Thursday passed the case back to the Civil Court, asking it to reinvestigate damages caused by the filming. The case will be returned to the Civil Court on January 17. (TNA)-E110