Anti-mine protesters ordered to pay Bt1.5m in compensation
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019
The Sawang Din Daen Provincial Court on Wednesday ordered nine people who allegedly led a village protest against plans for a Chinese mining project to pay a combined Bt1.5 million in compensation to the company, a lawyer for the defence team said. Some Bt3.61 million had originally been demanded.
INDUSTRY MINISTER Atchaka Sibunruang yesterday cancelled her planned visit to an under-construction potash mine in Chaiyaphum province for security reasons, due to an ongoing protest against a planned coal-fired power plant to support the mine.