Opponents of SEC bill threaten protest

>> Opponents of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) and the Land Bridge megaproject linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea have vowed to launch a protest on July 1 if the government proceeds with the plan.

- SUPOJ WANCHAROEN

Prasitchai Nunuan, activist and leader of the SEC Watch group — one of 94 anti-SEC groups — said the network would stage a blockade on roads leading to the South to protest against the bill.

The network submitted a petition opposing the bill to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on March 11.

The SEC bill, currently being worked on by the government, would "allow a takeover of the South and grant privileges to foreign investors by writing it into law", Mr Prasitchai said.

He compared the SEC bill to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) bill, which resulted in the expropriation of local land.