Law needed to regulate Thai investors’ abuses abroad: Thai, Myanmar groups

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Law needed to regulate Thai investors’ abuses abroad: Thai, Myanmar groups
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION
DAWEI, MYANMAR

 

Tuenjai Deetes (middle),Thai National Human Rights Commissioner, inspects the impacts from Thai business operation at Heinda Mine in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region on Friday.

 

BANGKOK: -- COMMUNITY groups in Thailand and Myanmar have urged protection of human rights and prevention of environmental impacts – after Thai entrepreneurs were reported to have carried out abusive and environmentally damaging acts in neighbouring countries.

 

Some 27 Thai non-government groups and the Dawei Development Association (DDA), a communal rights group in Myanmar, issued statements yesterday urging the Thai and Myanmar governments, plus Thai companies to follow the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and international rights treaties.

 

The groups said rising investment by Thai companies in neighbouring states such as Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia had stirred growing concerns over a lack of accountability in regard to human rights and environmental impacts.

 

The organisations urged the Thai government to follow recommendations of a Cabinet resolution from May 16 last year, which established mechanisms to try to ensure that the private sector respects the fundamental rights of local communities.

 

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[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai entrepreneurs were reported to have carried out abusive and environmentally damaging acts in neighbouring countries.

They just bring with them experiences they learned from Prayut. Who can blame them?

[Baerboxer]

13 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

They just bring with them experiences they learned from Prayut. Who can blame them?

Hmmm. Seem to remember a certain previous administration trying to rush projects through without doing EIA's and public meetings. And one of their ministers calling protesters "garbage" and threatening they would be arrested if they dare to protest.

And one of the projects happened to involve a foreign firm who'd welcomed the criminal fugitive PTP owner to their premises as an honored guest. Clearly no EIA needed.

 

Maybe they learned these experiences during the various Shin owned governments that held power for most of this century and seemed oblivious to the environment.