Over 100,000 sign petition urging government to review land bridge project

A campaign against the government’s controversial land bridge infrastructure project has gained significant momentum, with over 100,000 individuals and organisations signing a petition to demand a comprehensive review of the 1-trillion-baht investment.

According to Thai PBS Online, as of 7.04am today, a total of 107,083 signatures had been recorded, consisting of 106,582 individuals and 501 organisations.

The EnLAW Foundation, a prominent non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Thailand dedicated to environmental justice, in collaboration with Greenpeace and Beach For Life, launched the website stop-sec.com to enable the public to sign the petition ‘STOP SEC ACT & LAND BRIDGE: Stop special laws for special people’ with the goal of submitting all gathered names to the government and relevant agencies to demand a review of the land bridge project and the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill, which is expected to negatively impact the environment and local communities.

Currently, many parties still view that the project is not being worth the massive investment.

The campaign began this week and will remain open until June 30, 2026. It had an initial target of 50,000 signatures.