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Villagers win pollution case
Bangkok Post 04 March 2009 | APINYA WIPATAYOTIN
The Administrative Court has ruled in favour of villagers in Rayong province, ordering the National Environment Board to declare the area near Map Ta Phut industrial estate a pollution control zone.
Twenty-seven villagers from 11 communities around the industrial estate in Muang district filed the case in October 2007, accusing the NEB of negligence for failing to designate the area as a pollution control zone.
27 workers faint after gas leakage
Bangkok Post 13 February 2009
Twenty-seven workers of PTT Chemical Public Company Limited (PTTCH) reportedly became unconscious after gas leaked from a factory located in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong on Friday.
Noxious Emissions: Doctors beg for funds to move hospital
The Nation 08 February 2007 | Pennapa Hongthong
Map Ta Phut medical staff fear for their lives after reports of high cancer rates
The alarming levels of cancer emerging in Map Ta Phut communities have sparked fear among Map Ta Phut Hospital medical staff who are waiting for the facility to be relocated away from the heavy-industry complex.
