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Dawei residents up in arms over coal-mining project
Myanmar Eleven News / The Nation 20 October 2014 | Phyo Zin
Dawei residents have rejected a coal-mining project, jointly carried out by Thailand's Easter Co and local company May Flower Mining Enterprises.
The two companies did not inform local residents of the project’s advantages and disadvantages before they started the operations since the beginning of 2011. The companies have been accused of having no environmental consideration for the lives and properties of local people.
Dawei residents seek int'l standards for development project
The Nation 10 October 2014
Dawei Development Association (DDA), the gathering of local residents, yesterday issued a statement, urging leaders of Thailand and Myanmar to delay reviving the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) development project until the problems associated with the project are resolved.
Dawei residents seek Thai PM's attention
Myanmar Eleven News/ The Nation 07 October 2014
Dawei Development Group, a group of local residents in Dawei, plans to issue an open letter to Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging him to solve conflicts before pushing for the resumption of the project development.
Map Ta Phut blue stream raises fears
A small stream that turned vividly blue for a few hours in the industrial Map Ta Phut sub-district of Rayong province raised environmental concerns on Wednesday.
The strange colouring occurred in a small public waterway in Ban Nong Fab community of Muang Rayong district's Map Ta Phut sub-district at about 10am. The area houses the giant Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate which has been subject to incidents of pollution many times in recent years.
No pollution solution to Map Ta Phut
Bangkok Post 03 July 2014 | Ploenpote Atthakor
It has been a nice surprise to see the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) seeking to take an active role in solving the environmental problems surrounding the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong.
Smell of gas drives 300 from homes
Bangkok Post 09 June 2014
Rayong - More than 300 people living near Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Muang district were evacuated on Saturday night following concerns about a strong gas-like smell blanketing the area.
Gold mine protesters hurt by armed mob and shady deals
By The Isaan Record 20 May 2014
LOEI— Charging with clubs, broken bottles, slingshots, and guns, approximately 300 masked men descended on Na Nong Bong community at 10 p.m. on May 15, villagers claim. Moving under the cover of darkness, and suspected of cutting power to the village, these men had the tactical edge over community members keeping watch at three checkpoints along the road to a controversial mine in Khao Luang District.
Villagers protesting Thai gold mine ‘attacked by armed and masked men’
Asian Correspondent 19 May 2014 | Saksith Saiyasombut
Large groups of masked and armed men have reportedly attacked locals blocking a road to a disputed gold mine in the northern Thai province of Loei last week, detaining and injuring several dozen villagers. While the numbers of assailants and victims vary in news reports, the descriptions do confirm a lot of common traits in the attackers:
Bt21 billion to be sought for Klong Dan
The Nation 17 May 2014 | Janjira Pongrai
Civil servants, politicians face claims over water treatment plant's huge cost
Some 14 politicians and civil servants – former and current – will be required to pay more than Bt21 billion in total compensation to the state over losses caused by the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant, according to a Finance Ministry plan.
The former politicians include Vatana Asavahame, a former deputy interior minister, and the late former minister of science, technology and environment Yingpan Manasikarn.
Armed men attack Thai villagers to get to controversial goldmine
Reuters 16 May 2014 | Alisa Tang
Hundreds of armed men descended on a village in northern Thailand and overpowered residents blocking the road to a goldmine said by locals to have caused environmental damage so that trucks could take ore away, villagers said on Friday.