News Forum - Sea nomads take struggle over alleged land encroachment to Bangkok

[Thaiger]

Sea nomads are taking their struggle over alleged land encroachment to Bangkok. The nomads are part of the Moken minority, a group of semi-nomadic Austronesian group that lives in Thai coastal provinces and inhabits over 800 islands in the Andaman Sea.  Today, a group of Moken people from Koh Lipe rallied in front of the …

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[Karolyn]

I remember reading about the Sea Gypsies. Not only are their lifeways interesting, but they evolved better underwater eyesight than other humans

[Pietro]

Isn't Koh Andang a part of the National Park? I remember that there is one illegally built holiday resort, but another land grant to a private investor seems at conflict with the idea of protecting the natural environment. And who cares about the poor locars, right? But again it doesn't surprise me much, because this is .... Sparta, haha

[cowslip]

we now an be fairly sure that corruption is endemic in National {Parks - not only are they uninterested in wildlife preservation but they are happy to evict indigenous tribes. There is certainly money to be made by those in the tourist industry etc.