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Illusion of fairness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/07/2024
» Re: "Residents slam survey result on Thailand's Thap Lan National Park", (BP, July 15) & "'Save Thap Lan' campaign just a ruse", (Opinion, July 12).
Public 'misled' on park land
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/07/2024
» A House committee on Wednesday urged the government to clarify why it is allegedly misinforming the public regarding land disputes involving about 265,286 rai of land in Thap Lan National Park.
Residents slam survey result on Thailand's Thap Lan National Park
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 15/07/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Residents in Wang Nam Khieo district of this Thai northeastern province have cried foul over the result of last week's online survey in which an overwhelming majority disagreed with allocating part of Thap Lan National Park for farming.
Locals say no to Thai national park demarcation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2024
» National Park Office director Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn is calling on the cabinet to review a cabinet resolution dated on March 14, 2023, concerning the demarcation of a 265,000-rai boundary at the Thap Lan National Park.
Let's think smart
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2024
» Re: "Do subsidies affect consumption?", (Business, July 1).
95% in online poll oppose shrinking Thap Lan park
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2024
» Ninety-five percent of the more than 900,000 people who took part in an online survey oppose revoking the protected status of 265,286 rai (425 square kilometres) of land in Thap Lan National Park, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
'Save Thap Lan' campaign just a ruse
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/07/2024
» The viral "Save Thap Lan" campaign on social media is probably the biggest hoax of the year. As simple as that.
House panel to meet with national park neighbours
Published on 10/07/2024
» A House committee will invite local people who live in the disputed areas around Thap Lan National Park to discuss a controversial proposal to declare thousands of rai of park land as no longer protected.
Rage over plan to raze Thai national park for farming
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/07/2024
» The ongoing public hearings organised by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) over a plan to declare 265,286 rai of land in Thap Lan National Park as no longer being protected forest land -- paving the way for these parts of the park to be used for agricultural purposes -- have sparked heated debate.
Protect park, people
News, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2024
» The #savethaplan -- a conservation campaign against the use of the "One Map" policy to redraw the demarcation of national parks -- is now trending in the top spot on Thai social media.