Representatives of civic groups in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province filed class action lawsuits with the Provincial Administrative Court today (Monday) against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the National Environment Board (NEB) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for their alleged failure to enforce the laws to tackle PM2.5 pollution, which has been threatening the livelihoods and health of the people in northern provinces.

 

Sumitchai Hatthasan, director of the Centre for the Protection and Revival of Local Community Rights, said that Section 9 of the Enhancement and Conservation of the National Environmental Quality Act gives full power to the prime minister to solve environmental problem, but he has never invoked this law.

 

Dr. Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, an oncology specialist at the Faculty of Medicines of Chiang Mai University, said that people in Chiang Mai have been living with PM2.5 dust levels of over 50 microns for a long time and are at risk of suffering from epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) positive lung cancer, heart diseases and stroke.

 

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I have never read about even a single arsonist ,been caught , taken to court,

and that is the problem , they have no fear of been caught .so just continue

to set fires , affecting the health of the population and the tourist industry.

the powers that be know it's going to happen , when and where ,and it will

happen next year too ........

 

regards worgeordie

 

this should be interesting - they are right of course but will this get anywhere

 

also worth noting that DPM Prawit has been responsible for road safety these last 9 years - has there been any improvement ?

221 this morning in Chiangmai.  TIT

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Representatives of civic groups in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province filed class action lawsuits with the Provincial Administrative Court today (Monday) against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the National Environment Board (NEB) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for their alleged failure to enforce the laws to tackle PM2.5 pollution, which has been threatening the livelihoods and health of the people in northern provinces.

At last they've had enough... and doing something constructive.

10 hours ago, smedly said:

also worth noting that DPM Prawit has been responsible for road safety these last 9 years - has there been any improvement ?

Only in his bank balances.

31 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Not the only area in Thailand been bad.

1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said:

221 this morning in Chiangmai.  TIT

294 this morning where I am

15 hours ago, smedly said:

this should be interesting - they are right of course but will this get anywhere

 

also worth noting that DPM Prawit has been responsible for road safety these last 9 years - has there been any improvement ?

Has he not been too busy sleeping? ????????

Have to say that I'm baffled as to the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission with regard to protecting the environment.

This lawsuit is nice in theory but I doubt it will do anything.  No monetary amounts mentioned. And I don't believe this PM has ever been elected so can he be called PM?  He can't be this dense to allow almost the entire country to be  set ablaze. I just watched Al Jazeera live news and a professor at CMU was interviewed about this lawsuit.  More talk.  At least potential tourists are being warned.   Only serious action will accomplish anything.  I have zero intention to stay here and no family or foreign friends will come here either.  My 2 friends and myself used to golf twice a week.  We haven't golfed in more than 2 months.  I am sure others are similar.  Who wants to breathe toxic air for 4 hours?