Nakhon Phanom
27 Jan 2017
Isaan villagers have won a landmark lawsuit which the Thai authorities filed against them for opposing the construction of one of the junta’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
On 26 January 2017, the Provincial Court of Nakhon Phanom dismissed the lawsuit filed against 29 villagers from Khok Phu Kratae and Phai Lom villages in At Samat Subdistrict of Mueang District in the province.
2 Nov 2015
As the Thai military government starts opening up new Special Economic Zones along the border to provide cheap labour and a deregulated business environment for investors, villagers in the quiet northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom by the Mekong River are to be evicted from their homes.
4 Sep 2015
A provincial court in Isan, Thailand’s Northeast, told villagers in a disputed area to leave their homes to make ways for the construction of Special Economic Zone (SEZs).
According to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), the provincial court of the Isan province of Nakhon Phanom on 24 August 2015 during the preliminary hearing told 33 villagers accused of encroaching into public land plots called ‘Kok Phu Kratae’ in Aaj Samat sub-district, Muang District, of province to relocate.
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