Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

Elderly Villager Arrests Backfire on Thai Government

Resistance to proposed industrial estate goes national

Dec 11, 2021
∙ Paid
2
Share
By: Murray Hunter

The arrests of 37 elderly Thai villagers in front of Government House in Bangkok for peacefully protesting a proposed industrial estate in the country’s deep south have backfired on the government of Prayuth Chan-ocha, with environmental activists, academics and local environmental organizations turning the dispute into a national issue…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture