More villagers jailed for encroaching park, while groups tell gov’t to recognise land rights
TUESDAY, JULY 02, 2019
Two more villagers, accused of encroachment in Saithong National Park in Chaiyaphum province, were sent to jail by the Appeals Court on Tuesday, while the remaining three villagers are scheduled to learn their fate on Wednesday.
Report: Forest governance needed to ensure good cuts of greenhouse gases and healthy forests, says e
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018
SOMSAK SAE-LAO, an assistant village chief in the small Nan community of Pang Kob, still has no idea whether his villagers could be subject to any benefits for helping protect surrounding forest under a global scheme known as REDD+, if implemented here.
LAND RIGHTS protesters said yesterday that they are satisfied with the government’s measures to solve their problems, as the Cabinet had heeded their demands and ordered related ministries to push mitigation measures.
LAND RIGHTS demonstrators said they were satisfied by feedback from yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, but have decided to extend their protest in Bangkok to make sure their problems are fully resolved.
LAND RIGHTS protesters vowed to continue demonstrations in Bangkok until they could meet with the prime minister, despite the Army’s concerns of intervention by a third party.
Land rights group demands PM take action over drug ‘frame’ attempt
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017
A land rights group has called on the prime minister to take serious action against policemen who allegedly tried to frame its members in Trang for drug possession.