DPM poised to reach deal with Karen protesters
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published : 16 Mar 2021 at 07:11
1 Karen villagers and rights activists rally in front of Government House as they demand to return and live in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon was confident on Monday that the Save Bang Kloi movement, a group camped outside Government House in protest at the government s handling of a dispute involving Karen villagers in Phetchaburi s Kaeng Krachan National Park, will go home on Tuesday after reaching an agreement.
The group is protesting alongside the People s Movement for a Just Society (P-move), another group demanding a resolution to the matter. A meeting was planned for today between members of the group and government officials.
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Locals seek row fix before heritage nod
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published : 18 Dec 2020 at 08:37
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Villagers living in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) are petitioning the United Nations to give the government time to resolve a decades-old land dispute in the area before deciding whether to designate it as a World-Heritage site as requested by the state.
The KKFC consists of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Kui Buri National Park, Thai Prachan National Park and Maenam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary. The complex covers expansive forest areas across Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces.
About 100 residents of Ban Bang Kloi in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi on Wednesday petitioned Unesco, through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), saying the government should first sort out land disputes in the area before seeking the listing. The petition was submitted at a seminar on the KKFC World Heritage listing, organised in Nong Ya P