A double-barrelled protest and hunger strike began Monday at the UN Building on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)Over 30 activists have gone on a hunger strike to press the government into cancelling plans to build two coal-fired power plants in Krabi and Songkhla. They are members of the Network of People from Songkhla-Pattani against the Coal Power Plant, and the Save Andaman From Coal groups. The Krabi plant finished its EHIA report in early 2016 and was awaiting word from the government on a start date for construction. Some activists split up and converged in front of the UN office ahead of the hunger strike.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2018 22:30 UTC