Locals resist environmental dictatorshipVillagers from Phatthalung opposing the Muang Takua dam stage a rally in front of Government House. "I told myself never to feel discouraged, never to give up on our mission to stop the Muang Takua dam project. Earlier this week, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha shunned the proposal and declared he would just delay the dam project for another year. The bad news is Ban Muang Takua is not the only place now under threat by environmentally destructive schemes by the government. The drought and poverty that inflicts those communities made the Muang Takua villagers determined never to let it happen to them.

Source: Bangkok Post September 02, 2020 22:52 UTC