Opponents of the Pak Bara port project rally at Ban Pakbang School in Langu district, Satun, on Thursday morning. (Photo via Banjong Nasae's Facebook page)SATUN - About 1,000 opponents of the Pak Bara deep-sea port project rallied in the public hearing venue, Ban Pakbang School, in Satun's Langu district on Thursday, intending to block the session. The first public hearing of the Pak Bara port project was scheduled there on Thursday and the military reportedly planned to chair the session. They feared the planned port would lead to additional infrastructure projects and petrochemical industries. According to the Marine Department, the Pak Bara port project planned for Pak Bara beach in tambon Pak Nam of Langu district would end Thailand's dependence on ports of neighbouring countries for exports to destinations to its west.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 04:09 UTC