Wang Saphung
วังสะพุง | |
|---|---|
 District location in Loei province | |
| Coordinates: 17°18′6″N 101°46′6″E / 17.30167°N 101.76833°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Loei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,145.0 km2 (442.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 109,424 |
| • Density | 94.6/km2 (245/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 42130 |
| Geocode | 4209 |
Wang Saphung (Thai: วังสะพุง; IPA: [wāŋ sā.pʰūŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Loei province, northeastern Thailand. The district has been the site of a long-standing dispute between the villagers of Ban Na Nong Bong and its environs and Tungkum Limited, a subsidiary of Tongkah Harbour PCL. Tungkum extracts gold from an open pit mine in district and has been charged with environmental destruction by many of those living nearby.[1][2]
- ^ "Mine operator in Isan threatens to sue high school student". Prachatai English. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Gold Mine Protesters Hurt by Armed Mob and Shady Deals". The Isaan Record. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2 October 2015.