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People's Party Urges Action on Blackchin Tilapia Outbreak

People's Party Urges Action on Blackchin Tilapia Outbreak

MGR Online•Politics•27m ago

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People's Party leaders demand the government take legal action against private companies responsible for the blackchin tilapia outbreak.

  • •Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut and Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat called for clear government action and budget allocation to manage blackchin tilapia.
  • •The call for action took place on July 19 at the Talay Thai Market meeting room in Samut Sakhon.
  • •Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut highlighted that the source of the problem was a private company that imported the species.
  • •Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat threatened to submit a question to the Prime Minister if the government continues to ignore the issue.

Overview

  • •On July 19, Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut gave an interview at the Talay Thai Market meeting room in Samut Sakhon.
  • •Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut stated that the government must clarify if it is ignoring the issue due to considerations for the private companies that imported the blackchin tilapia species.
  • •Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut proposed dividing affected areas into red, yellow, and white zones for differentiated management.
  • •Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut argued that public taxes should not be used to fix a problem caused by a private company.
  • •The Department of Fisheries admitted it had not prepared a budget allocation plan for this issue in the 2027 budget.
  • •The People's Party is studying the drafting of a BIO Security law to prevent invasive alien species from entering Thailand.
  • •Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat warned that if the government remains indifferent, the People's Party will escalate the matter by questioning the Prime Minister directly.

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Key Quotes

Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat
"I ask the media to help ask the Prime Minister whether he has followed the blackchin tilapia situation, as the situation is now 2-3 times more severe than in the past 2 years."
ขอฝากสื่อมวลชนให้ช่วยสอบถามนายกรัฐมนตรีว่าได้ติดตามสถานการณ์ปลาหมอคางดำหรือไม่ เพราะขณะนี้สถานการณ์รุนแรงกว่าช่วง 2 ปีที่ผ่านมาถึง 2-3 เท่า

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.
Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat(ณัฐชา บุญไชยอินสวัสดิ์)
List MP of the People's Party.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)
A political party represented by Nattaphong Ruengpanyawut and Natthacha Boonchaiinsawat.
Department of Fisheries(กรมประมง)
A government agency that admitted it had not prepared a budget plan for the blackchin tilapia issue in the 2027 budget.
Lawyers Council of Thailand(สภาทนายความ)
An organization that provided legal opinions and updates on the case.

Place

Talay Thai Market(ตลาดทะเลไทย)
The location in Mueang Samut Sakhon, Samut Sakhon Province, where the discussion took place.
Samut Sakhon(สมุทรสาคร)ℹ️
The province where the meeting regarding blackchin tilapia was held.

Law

Annual Budget Expenditure Act for the Budget Year 2027(พ.ร.บ. งบประมาณรายจ่ายประจำปีงบประมาณพ.ศ.2570)
The budget act being considered by the extraordinary committee.