Nattaphong urges PM to address Kok River toxins during China visit

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

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Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut urges the Thai government to proactively resolve Kok River toxic contamination and grey capital issues during the Prime Minister's visit to China.

•Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut spoke at the Born-Old-Sick-Cheat opposition leader forum on July 20.
•The People's Party submitted information regarding toxic mines to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Thailand.
•The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Thailand has forwarded this information to the Chinese government.
•Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut stated that the Thai government must collaborate with China and Myanmar to investigate the facts.

Overview

•On July 20, Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut gave an interview at the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 hotel.
•Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut observed a lack of communication from the Prime Minister regarding the use of the China visit to solve public issues, specifically Kok River toxins and grey capital.
•The People's Party submitted a letter and specific mine location data regarding river toxicity to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Thailand.
•The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Thailand has expressed a clear position of readiness to support the resolution of the toxicity problem.
•Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut warned that the Prime Minister's visit to China could result in losses outweighing gains if these issues are not addressed.
•Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut denied that contacting the Chinese embassy was 'whitewashing', stating the proposal is based on facts from international organizations and civil society.
•The Thai government needs to send representatives to work with neighboring countries to resolve the toxic contamination issue.

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Key Entities

Person

Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut(ณัฐพงษ์ เรืองปัญญาวุฒิ)

List MP, leader of the People's Party, and leader of the opposition in the House of Representatives.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party that submitted data on toxic mines to the Chinese embassy.

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Thailand(สถานเอกอัครราชทูตจีนประจำประเทศไทย)

The diplomatic mission that received toxicity reports from the People's Party and forwarded them to the Chinese government.

Place

Kok River(แม่น้ำกก)ℹ️

A river affected by toxic substances originating from a neighboring country.

Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20(โรงแรมโนโวเทล กรุงเทพ สุขุมวิท 20)

The location where Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut gave an interview on July 20.

China(จีน)ℹ️

The country being visited by the Thai Prime Minister and the source of support for solving the river toxicity problem.

Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️

A neighboring country that the Thai government must collaborate with to investigate river toxicity.