Bhumjaithai Party representatives in Bangkok express fears about the adverse effects.
PUBLISHED: 17 Sep 2024 at 18: 35
A group of people from the south have called on the government to revoke two bills governing the Southern Economic Corridor ( SEC ) and halt the Land Bridge megaproject, alleging that they will have a significant impact on their way of life.
Around 50 members of the Phato-Ranong Conservation Network gathered at the Bhumjaithai Party’s office on Monday in Bangkok’s Chatuchak region to require that the party renounce the two expenses it had drafted.
The bill’s author, Somchok Chungchaturan, the show’s consultant, claimed that the legislation do” create an independent state” for buyers with right deemed above the rules, including the ability to relax labor and land use laws and be exempt from any trials aimed at protecting and preserving the environment and natural resources.
“]The ] Bhumjaithai Party should get into serious consideration the effects that may happen our communities, as we will not get any benefits from the SEC, but rather, we will be the subjects of uneven development”, he said.
The party may remove the two expenses from the legislature right away. We may keep fighting until we are victorious”.
The hall will cover four southwestern regions: Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. Additionally, the Land Bridge initiative that connects Ranong in the Andaman Sea from Chumphon in the Gulf of Thailand is included.
The project envisions a deep-sea harbor in both regions, plus a road and rail system supporting them, which are expected to improve transportation.
Some residents and environmentalists are opposed to the Land Bridge project because it will affect coastal ecosystems and lead to property loss for some communities, according to Mr. Somchok, who endorsed the proposal from the coalition-leading Pheu Thai Party.
Many academics and logistical experts have expressed uncertainties about the program’s ability to lower logistics costs or promote procedures.
The protesters were informed by Sirawit Botham, the mind of Bhumjaithai’s coordinating system, that their needs would be submitted to a party committee for consideration, claiming that the two charges are currently being considered by the new government.
Due to their opposition on Monday, the party had also submitted a petition to the authorities, making the same requirements.