Lack of hearings decried, NATION

From: The Nation (Thailand) | Date: March 5, 2001| Author: PRAVIT ROJANAPHRUK | Copyright information


The Nation (Thailand)

03-05-2001

CHON BURI - Just because violence and mutual animosity exist around
public hearings, does not mean there is anything wrong with the public-
hearing process, said James Klein, representative of the Asia Foundation
for Thailand.
"These critics are 100 per cent wrong because not one of these
controversial projects is a demonstration of the failure of the public
hearing process," Klein told 400 participants yesterd...

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