A new Thai law set to take effect in October creates a legal loophole for companies to import more plastic waste and further pollute the environment, according to activists.

The amendments to the 1992 Factory Act states that any factories with under 50 employees and machinery exceeding 50 horsepower will be subject to waste and pollution monitoring by government agencies.

Previously, all companies with more than seven employees and machinery with more than five horsepower were also monitored.

Environmental activist state that the change in Thailand’s business laws will let industrial manufacturers import more plastic waste and dump their current waste with impunity.

In just the last year, Thailand’s worsening pollution levels has drawn international headlines.

The business-friendly amendment to the Factory Act was rushed into law by the ruling military junta in the months prior to Thailand’s first election since 2014.

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The Chinese government banned a documentary about the country’s smog crisis that went viral less than a week after its March 1 debut, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

The film, Under the Dome, detail’s the country’s coal dependency, weak enforcement of anti-pollution regulations and resulting air pollution crisis.

Former CCTV reporter, Chai Jing, created and self-funded the controversial documentary to raise public awareness.

The Thailand private investigators at Chaninat and Leeds’ have been conducting investigations in Bangkok and Thailand’s provinces for Thai and foreign clients since 1997.

The documentary initially appeared on Chinese website and even garnered coverage from state-run media and praise from the country’s environment minister, reports USA Today.

After racking up 200 million views, though, the Chinese government blocked it from all major Chinese websites and issued a gag order to the Chinese media.

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Watch the full documentary with English subtitles: