Mastodawn

Sep 21, 2025

#Tilapia saga
🤔"agro titan #CharoenPokphand Foods (CPF) accused Witoon #Biothai of defamation over content on te impact of #Blackchintilapia on #Thailand's #waterways.. #CPF is te sole permitted #importer of te fish, native to Africa. >14 years ago, CPF imported te fish to conduct breeding research.. #lawsuit will face opposition fr activists against te #SLAPP #law.. civic & #humanrights gp submitted a letter to #UN, claiming tt CPF's lawsuit is a tool to silence critics"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3107646/tilapia-saga-resurfaces

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Joseph Lim

Sep 10, 2024

Invasive fish battle goes on
"Last Wed, over 1400 fishermen in Samut Songkram initiated #legal action against #government agencies & agro titan #CharoenPhokphand Foods over e #invasivefish species #blackchintilapia.. fish farmers & villagers of affected communities in 18 other provinces r expected to file similar #lawsuits.. bringing of charges is not only justified but long overdue.. there r crucial #discrepancies btw CPF & Department of #Fisheries tt need clarification"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2862657/invasive-fish-battle-goes-on

Invasive fish battle goes on

Last Wednesday, over 1,400 fishermen in Samut Songkram province initiated legal action against government agencies and agro titan Charoen Phokphand Foods (CPF) over the invasive fish species blackchin tilapia.

Bangkok Post

Joseph Lim

Sep 6, 2024

"fishermen in S Songkhram filed a #lawsuit w Bangkok South Civil Court against #CharoenPokphand Foods, seeking over THB2.4 bil in #compensation for damage caused by spread of #blackchintilapia in e province.. plaintiffs req'd #CPF be ordered to rehabilitate affected #waterways under #polluterpays principle.. Lawyers Council, on behalf of fish farmers & fishermen, also filed a lawsuit w Central Admin Court against #government agencies & top officials for #neglectingduties"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2860411/fishermen-sue-cpf-over-blackchin-tilapia-invasion

Fishermen sue CPF over blackchin tilapia invasion

Local fishermen in Samut Songkhram filed a lawsuit with Bangkok South Civil Court against Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), seeking over 2.4 billion baht in compensation for the damage caused by the unchecked spread of blackchin tilapia in the province.

Bangkok Post