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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Protests force pause in yala flood retention plan - The Untold Story

Protesting residents gather in Phru Lan Kwai, which covers parts of Pattani and Yala, on Friday against a state plan to use their land to store floodwater and save Yala city from inundation. (Photo: Abdullah Benjakat)

A public hearing on the controversial water retention project to prevent flooding in southern Yala city has been put on hold amid growing protests by community leaders and environmentalists.

The Water Resource Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the hearing for the Phru Lan Kwai scheme that was planned for Wednesday in Muang district, several media outlets reported.

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