The RID's sluice gate against sea-water intrusion is being introduced on Pak Pra canal without residents' knowledge, posing threat to livelihoods and their self sufficient economy as much as the lake's ecosystems.

Patthalung – A group of artists demonstrated their support of those opposing the planned construction of a sluice gate on the Pak Pra canal, part of the complex wetland network of Songkhla Lake, where the country’s first Ramsar site of Phu Kuan Ki Sian was declared 20 years ago.