News Forum - Koh Lipe tourism industry loses 10 million baht after local fisherfolk protest

[Thaiger]

Local fisherfolk in the southern province of Satun have blocked the Pak Bara Pier to stop people from using it in protest after being banned from fishing for a month due to overlapping rules from two government departments. The result of the closure has affected the tourism industry, especially on Lipe Island, which lost revenue of …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Let the fishermen operate speed boats. That way it would be a win-win situation.

[Paulw]

Usual story, government departments get paid irrespective of productivity where by the local fisherman suffer from the lack of good governance!!