Cabinet suspends controversial Chana industrial project, protesters see move as ‘buying time’

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to suspend the implementation of the controversial industrial estate project in Chana district of the southern province of Songkhla, pending a new Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the project to be undertaken by an ad hoc committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s OfficeMongkolchai Somudon told the media after the cabinet meeting that the decision will become effective tomorrow, after which the Office of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet will issue a circular, instructing all state agencies involved in implementation of the project to suspend their operations until the SEA is completed.

 

Public hearings on the project will also be suspended. A new SEA ad-hoc panel, supposedly to be chaired by the prime minister, will instead be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, an unfavourable choice for the Chana district protesters, who rejected the cabinet decision, claiming that it is just a government tactic intended to buy time.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cabinet-suspends-controversial-chana-industrial-project-protesters-see-move-as-buying-time/

 

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[Golden Triangle]

No surprise there then, buying time is a correct assumption.

[fangless]

11 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

No surprise there then, buying time is a correct assumption.

No surprise there then, buying time people off is more likely a correct assumption.

[Geoffggi]

They need time to re-package the deal into one the people will buy & accept

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to suspend the implementation of the controversial industrial estate project in Chana district of the southern province of Songkhla, pending a new Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the project to be undertaken by an ad hoc committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Prayut has already stated the project will not be cancelled, this is just window dressing...

The MoU they were given has been deemed as worthless in the name of progress.

Let them enjoy new year believing Prayut will listen... 

More chance of Santa arriving.