Seven female activists from Loei province are being sued for allegedly violating the Public Assembly Act, after they led local residents in demonstrating against a Tambon Administrative Organisation (TAO) meeting held to authorise the use of national preserved-forest land and Agricultural Land Reform Office land for gold mining.

THE CRIMINAL COURT yesterday dismissed the defamation case filed against Thai Public Broadcasting Service (ThaiPBS) over a report on gold-mining operations in Loei province.