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Section 58. In regard to any undertaking by the State or which the State will
permit any person to carry out, if such undertaking may severely affect the natural
resources, environmental quality, health, sanitation, quality of life or any other essential
interests of the people or community or environment, the State shall undertake to study
and assess the impact on environmental quality and health of the people or communities
and shall arrange a public hearing of relevant stakeholders, people and communities in
advance in order to take them into consideration for the implementation or granting of
permission as provided by the law.
A person and a community shall have the right to receive information,
explanation and reasons from a State agency prior to the implementation or granting of
permission under paragraph one.
In the implementation or granting of permission under paragraph one, the
State shall take precautions to minimise the impact on people, community, environment,
and biodiversity and shall undertake to remedy the grievance or damage for the affected
people or community in a fair manner without delay.
Section 59. The State shall disclose any public data or information in the
possession of a State agency, which is not related to the security of the State or government
confidentiality as provided by law, and shall ensure that the public can conveniently access
such data or information.
Section 60. The State shall maintain the frequencies and the right to access
a satellite orbit, which are national treasures, in order to utilise them for the benefit of the
country and the people.
The arrangement for utilisation of the frequencies under paragraph one,
regardless of whether it is for radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and
telecommunications or for any other purposes, shall be for the greatest benefit of the
people, security of the State, and public interest as well as the participation of the people
in the utilisation of frequency, as provided by law.
The State shall establish a State organisation which is independent in
performing duties to be responsible and supervise the undertakings in relation to
frequencies to ensure compliance with paragraph two. In this regard, such organisation shall
ensure that there are measures to prevent against unfair consumer exploitation or
imposition of unnecessary burden on consumers, to prevent the interference of frequencies,
as well as to prevent an act which results in obstructing the liberty of the people to know or
preventing the people from knowing true and accurate data or information, and to prevent
any person or any group of person from utilising the frequencies without considering the