by Akrawat Siripattanachok
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Photo Credit: Thai Army
THE RECENT MING DIH factory fire in Thailand is hardly the first time Taiwanese businesses have destroyed the environment in less developed countries. In 2016, a steel mill owned by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel in Vietnam leaked toxic substances and then caused an environmental disaster in 2016. Millions of fish washed up on the shores of Vietnam across several provinces, putting entire fishing villages out of work. Formosa Ha Tinh Steel is a Formosa Plastics Group affiliated company.
The Vietnamese authorities seemed to conceal this toxic leakage at first; however, the government response to protect the company led to mass protests. Subsequently, an investigation found the company fail to meet many security standards and required that they would need pay compensation. Further protests has followed due to the slow pace of…
