Nattapong Urges Action on Blackchin Tilapia Importers

Matichon•Politics•14m ago

Reader Briefing

People's Party MPs demand government accountability and legal action against private companies for the introduction of invasive Blackchin Tilapia.

•Nattapong Ruangpanyawut and Nattacha Boonchai-insawat criticized the government's lack of a clear budget and plan to manage Blackchin Tilapia.
•The People's Party is studying a Bio Security law to prevent invasive species from entering Thailand.
•Nattacha Boonchai-insawat threatened to submit a formal question to the Prime Minister if the government remains inactive.
•The event took place on July 19 at the Talay Thai Market meeting room in Samut Sakhon Province.

Overview

•On July 19, Nattapong Ruangpanyawut gave an interview at the Talay Thai Market meeting room in Samut Sakhon Province.
•Nattapong Ruangpanyawut stated that the root cause of the problem is the import of the species by a private company.
•Nattacha Boonchai-insawat proposed dividing affected areas into red, yellow, and white zones for differentiated management.
•The Department of Fisheries admitted it had not prepared a budget allocation plan for this issue in the 2027 budget year.
•Nattapong Ruangpanyawut suggested the government might not be taking serious action due to considerations for the parties who caused the problem.
•The People's Party is studying and drafting a Bio Security law to regulate invasive species.
•Nattacha Boonchai-insawat warned that the People's Party will elevate its scrutiny by questioning the Prime Minister directly in the next parliamentary session.

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Key Quotes

Nattacha Boonchai-insawat

"I ask the media to help ask the Prime Minister if he has followed the Blackchin Tilapia situation, as the current situation is 2-3 times more severe than the past 2 years."

ขอฝากสื่อมวลชนให้ช่วยสอบถามนายกรัฐมนตรีว่าได้ติดตามสถานการณ์ปลาหมอคางดำหรือไม่ เพราะขณะนี้สถานการณ์รุนแรงกว่าช่วง 2 ปีที่ผ่านมาถึง 2-3 เท่า

Key Entities

Person

Nattapong Ruangpanyawut(ณัฐพงษ์ เรืองปัญญาวุฒิ)

List MP and leader of the People's Party serving as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives.

Nattacha Boonchai-insawat(ณัฐชา บุญไชยอินสวัสดิ์)

List MP of the People's Party who has been driving the issue of Blackchin Tilapia.

Nattapong Sumonotham(ณัฐพงษ์ สุมโนธรรม)

Samut Sakhon MP of the People's Party who has been driving the issue in the local area.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party whose members are pushing for solutions to the Blackchin Tilapia problem and drafting Bio Security legislation.

Department of Fisheries(กรมประมง)

A government agency that admitted it had no prepared budget plan for the Blackchin Tilapia issue in the 2027 budget.

Lawyers Council of Thailand(สภาทนายความ)

An organization that provided opinions and updates on the legal cases related to the issue.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

One of the four ministries previously targeted for scrutiny regarding the tilapia situation.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

One of the four ministries previously targeted for scrutiny regarding the tilapia situation.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

One of the four ministries previously targeted for scrutiny regarding the tilapia situation.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)ℹ️

One of the four ministries previously targeted for scrutiny regarding the tilapia situation.

Place

Samut Sakhon(สมุทรสาคร)ℹ️

The province where the meeting took place and where MP Nattapong Sumonotham represents.

Talay Thai Market(ตลาดทะเลไทย)

The location of the meeting room where the interview occurred.

Law

Bio Security Law(BIO Security)

A law being studied and drafted by the People's Party to prevent invasive species from entering Thailand.