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December 28, 2005
THAILAND'S COAST, ONE YEAR AFTER THE TSUNAMI
The News Hour
Ever wonder why advocates claim that property rights are civil rights? Consider what is happenning to tsunami survivors in Thailand.
Private developers, supported by the government of Thailand, are eager to develop tourist resorts along the Andaman coast. This "higher use" of the coastal land stands in the way of residents who are trying to rebuild their homes.
When those who did survive returned to this village, they soon found that everything was gone: their homes, their livelihoods, their families. The only thing they still possessed was their land. They soon found out that that was to be taken away too.
NoLandGrab: Could land-grabbing in the interest of politically connected developers happen in the US during the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina?
Posted by lumi at December 28, 2005 7:29 AM