Representatives of the Mani ethnic group within the Southern province of Satun in Thailand have handed a letter to the authorities complaining that they would lose their residence and couldn’t entry a better high quality of life as a result of local tourism industry.
The representatives advised the authorities they didn’t also have a right to switch a thatched roof with a ceramic one as some officers stated it wasn’t conventional and ruined a “selling point”.
The dialogue to discover a resolution for the Mani group was hosted at a Perfect Room Report in Satun province. Manifest concerned Mani representatives, an artist working closely with the Mani group, Provincial Governor Ekkarat Leesen, and a representative from the Office of The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.
The NHRCT consultant mentioned in the assembly that the Mani people complained to her that they had been dropping their residence, had been chased from their residing space, couldn’t earn a living based on their traditional way of life, and couldn’t have a better life, as a outcome of the tourism business took over their areas.
The artist labored closely with the group and shared the stories about Mani folks in her articles. She said Mani individuals usually live close to water sources because it is simple there to access food and water. However, these spots later became vacationer sights, and Mani individuals had been considered a mere “decoration” to attract vacationer to the local sights.
She claimed that one Mani household informed her some officers complained vacationers wouldn’t donate to them because the family replaced a straw roof with a ceramic one to better cowl them from solar and rain.
“Who is gonna donate and really feel sorry for you?”
Ekkarat, the Provincial Governor, promised that the province would find the solution for this and emphasised that each one businesses should care extra about human rights. The NHRCT consultant said the subject could be brought to the NHRCT committee for further investigation on the purpose claiming that Mani residents were chased away from their dwelling space..