"Gold mine should cough up, say locals," 03 October 2018

About 200 residents who have been badly affected by the construction of a gold mine in Loei province's Wang Saphung district for more than a decade are calling for the mining company and government agencies to restore the environment and pay compensation to villagers.

"Although the mining company, Tungkum Co, Ltd, discontinued its construction in 2004, the environmental impact has still carried burdens and difficulties to those who live in the affected areas," Sor Rattanamanee Polkla, a lawyer for the Community Resource Centre Foundation, said...

Since 2006, the villagers had protested against the mine's operations --which caused water and soil pollution...

"...we sued Tungkum...asking the company to restore the environment and pay compensation worth more than 200 million baht in total. Since the company went bankrupt, we now need the government to help monitor the case and provide support to the residents,"...