Rock quarry plan upsets Satun locals
Project may put at risk area’s Unesco Global Geopark status, writes Apinya Wipatayotin
More than 300 families of the Khao Toh Krang community in Satun’s Khuan Don district are living in fear that a nearby rock quarry concession will destroy livelihoods and harm the area’s rich natural resources.
“But the rock quarry concession could destroy our historical heritage at the snap of the fingers.” — Abdulkoffa Leeyao, a coordinator of Rak Khao Toh Krung network
They have fought to keep the village free from such harmful activity by submitting petitions to various agencies including the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Industry, and parliament — with aim of stopping the project but have yet to have success.
They have even submitted a letter asking…
