Ethnic group in Southern province complains losing residence due to tourism

Representatives of the Mani ethnic group in the Southern province of Satun handed a letter to the authorities complaining that they would lose their residence and couldn’t access a better quality of life due to the tourism industry. The representatives told the authorities they didn’t even have a right to replace a thatched roof with a ceramic one as some officers said it wasn’t traditional and ruined a selling point.

The discussion to find a solution for the Mani group was hosted at a Perfect Room Report in Satun province. The meeting involved Mani representatives, an artist working closely with the Mani group, Provincial Governor Ekkarat Leesen, and a representative from the Office of The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.
The NHRCT representative said in the meeting that the Mani people complained to her that they were losing their residence, were chased from…