We started our second day at the house of head of village (Poo Yai Ban). Similar to our experiences in Laos, meeting with Poo Yai Ban is very important and courteous. It is important that we introduce our project and its objectives to the leader of this community. I can see a bit of hesitation at the first 20 minutes, due to some sensitive issues in the community. Poo Yai ban explained several community issues and how nmining MNCs work with the community to promote issues such as community development, environmental criticisms, job and employment, educational development and health issues. Indeed, the relationship structure between this community and mining MNC is truly interesting.
We also visited the community's meeting (at the central Sala ) and listened to the community stories from various perspectives. My first interview was with some representatives from the sewing group, a vocational group mainly for women (YES! it means men are allowed to join this group). A number of relationship issues emerge from our discussions. Some stories on how women group works with mining MNCs in Thailand. Some stories from the community perspectives can be very interesting for those who are interested in the sociological perspectives of the community.
