The premier's order has created speculation on whether teak trees from other farms will be used instead. (Photo by Krit Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn)The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is standing firm in its plan to use thousands of teak wood logs in the construction of the new parliament building. The outcome of the meeting came after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last week put the brakes on a plan to cut down 2,000 farmed teak trees in Chiang Mai. He said the FIO was contacted by the parliament construction project contractor to supply 2,000 teak trees for the 12-billion-baht complex in the Kiakkai area of Bangkok. The NLA reaffirmed its position after a meeting held Monday to discuss the issue, prompted by growing objections over plans to use teak wood farmed by communities living close to a plantation in Chiang Mai, according to NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2016 21:36 UTC