Ms. Montha Chukaew, 54, and Ms. Pranee Boonrat, 50, were shot and killed while they were on their way to a local market on the 19th November 2012. They were members of the Southern Peasantsí Federation of Thailand (SPFT) The SPFT is a peopleís network formed in 2008 campaigning for the right to agricultural land in the Khlong Sai Pattana community in Chaiburi District, Surat Thani Province and other areas in the region.