Most Map Ta Phut projects off hook
Rayong villagers react emotionally, slam govt
The Administrative Court has ordered the operating permits of only two industrial projects in the Map Ta Phut area to be terminated, allowing 74 other earlier-suspended projects to go ahead.
Noi Jaitang, 70, bursts into tears upon hearing the Administrative Court ruling Thursday revoking a suspension order on all except two projects in Map Ta Phut. Mr Noi has lost six family members to cancer, believed to be from what has been dubbed Map Ta Phut Syndrome. His wife is also now battling against cancer. APICHIT JINAKUL
The court on Thursday handed down its ruling in the case filed by Map Ta Phut villagers and the Stop Global Warming Association against eight state agencies in June last year.
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