In 2021, Myanmar Pongpipat Co Ltd., a Thai mining company operating in Myanmar, filed a complaint based on insult by publication against Mr. Pratch Rujivanarom, the former Editor of GreenNews. The complaint is based on the report “Myanmar Court Ordering Thai Mining Company to Compensate Dawei Villager for 2.4 Million Baht due to the environmental damage caused by tin mining” published on the GreenNews’ website on 13 January 2020.