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Protesters celebrate as govt halts Chana plan

Locals opposed to the Chana Industrial Estate project in Songkhla yesterday move from Chamai Maruchet bridge to set up makeshift tents along the Prem Prachakorn canal in front of Government House after the government agreed to postpone the planned construction.  Pornprom Satrabhaya

The government agreed yesterday to suspend the planned Chana Industrial Estate in Songkhla so it could spend more time analysing the environmental impacts after intense lobbying by local villagers and Islamic leaders.

“The project must be delayed until there are solutions. There are a few issues that need to be studied,” said Captain Thamanat Prompow, the deputy agriculture minister.

Speaking in his capacity as head of a committee appointed by deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon to look into villagers’ complaints, Capt…

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