Communities fighting against destructive mining do not fare any better. Armed soldiers are deployed to prevent public hearings and suppress local resistance, as in the case of a gold mine in Loei. Clear evidence of harmful health impacts is dismissed, as in the case of a gold mine in Phichit. Under martial law, villagers in both places are living through fear and persecution.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/478108/martial-law-a-nightmare-for-the-have-nots
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