MOI Sets August 19 Meeting with P-Move After Minor Clashes

MGR Online•Politics•7d ago

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The Ministry of Interior scheduled a meeting for August 19, 2026, to resolve land issues after P-Move protesters clashed with territorial defense volunteers.

•Approximately 150 protesters from P-Move and affiliated groups gathered at the Ministry of Interior on August 6, 2026.
•Protesters demanded solutions for public land issues in 19 provinces and the establishment of a sub-committee.
•Clashes between protesters and territorial defense volunteers resulted in minor injuries and two broken public relations boards.
•The protest ended at 17:00 after the Ministry of Interior set a meeting date for August 19, 2026.

Overview

•On August 6, 2026, at 08:10, approximately 150 people from P-Move, the Northern Peasants Federation, and the Community Assembly of People Living with Forests arrived at the Ministry of Interior.
•Jamnong Nuphan and the protesters requested the establishment of a sub-committee to drive the resolution of public land issues across 19 provinces, including Bangkok.
•Representatives of the groups held informal discussions with Chaiwat Duang-sodsri and Rattana Soraphum regarding land rights and individual status issues.
•Protesters demanded the Department of Lands revoke land documents in the Thap Yang community, Phang Nga province, according to a Supreme Administrative Court judgment.
•A clash occurred at the parking area and hallway of the Central Division, causing two public relations boards at the Damrongdhama Center to break and resulting in minor injuries to protesters and territorial defense volunteers.
•Pol Pi Suwannachavee, Deputy Minister of Interior, coordinated the meeting date for the sub-committee on public land and abandoned private land resolution for August 19, 2026.
•Passakorn Bunyalak, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, notified the protesters of the meeting date, leading the group to end the protest at 17:00.
•The Ministry of Interior provided vehicles to transport the protesters back to a temporary shelter at the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The government agency where P-Move protesters gathered to demand land issue resolutions.

People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move)(ขบวนการประชาชนเพื่อสังคมที่เป็นธรรม (ขปส.))

A protest group demanding the resolution of public land issues in 19 provinces.

Northern Peasants Federation(สหพันธ์เกษตรกรภาคเหนือ (สกน.))

One of the groups that joined the protest at the Ministry of Interior.

Community Assembly of People Living with Forests(สมัชชาชุมชนคนอยู่กับป่า (สชป.))

One of the groups that joined the protest at the Ministry of Interior.

Department of Lands(กรมที่ดิน)

The agency requested to revoke land documents in Phang Nga and serve as the secretariat for the land resolution committee.

Territorial Defense Volunteer Command(กองบังคับการกองอาสารักษาดินแดน)

The unit that used shields to protect the location during the protest.

Office of the Public Sector Development Commission(สำนักงาน ก.พ.ร.)

The location of the temporary shelter where protesters were sent after the protest ended.

Person

Jamnong Nuphan(จำนงค์ หนูพันธ์)

The Executive Committee Chairman of P-Move who led the protest.

Chaiwat Duang-sodsri(ชัยวัฒก ดวงสอดศรี)

The Head of the Office of the Minister of Interior.

Rattana Soraphum(รัตนา สรภูมิ)

The Director of the Office of Inspection and Grievances, Office of the Permanent Secretary for Interior.

Songsak Thongsri(ทรงศักดิ์ ทองศรี)

The Deputy Prime Minister who appointed the sub-committee on rights and personal status on August 5, 2026.

Pol Pi Suwannachavee(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

The Deputy Minister of Interior who coordinated the meeting date for August 19, 2026.

Passakorn Bunyalak(ภาสกร บุญญลักษม์)

The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior who informed the protesters of the meeting date.

Place

Damrongdhama Center(ศูนย์ดำรงธรรม)

The location within the Ministry of Interior where discussions were held and glass boards were broken.