Bangkok: About 2,000 demonstrators marched to Thailand’s Government House to demand a delay in a ban due from Dec 1 on three pesticides, as a dispute over the plan escalates.
The protesters submitted a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asking for time to assess scientific evidence, the economic impact and whether alternatives are available. Outlawing the chemicals will hurt Thai farmers’ competitiveness and imperil millions of jobs, according to the letter.
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