A well-known activist and secretary-general of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation on Monday launched a one-man sit-in protest against the government's planned construction of a dam in Mae Wong National Park in Nakhon Sawan province.
Sasin Chalermlarp began sitting on a wooden stool at 7am in front of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep), where an expert panel will consider the dam's Environment and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) study on Wednesday. He plans to sit and sleep there for 54 hours until 1pm on Nov 19, when the meeting on EHIA takes place.