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DPM poised to reach deal with Karen protesters

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.

“[The government] is going to have a meeting with these villagers tomorrow and there will be an…

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