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Still bonded to the life
News, Published on 14/02/2015
» Former protest leader Suthep puts out a new book, but refuses to return to civilian life - Police reform is a high priority, and a new paper explains how it can be done - Rumours run wild about whether Yingluck will do a runner before her trial
Rice exports to hit 11 million tonnes
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/10/2014
» Thailand's rice shipments are on course to hit 11 million tonnes this year thanks to price competitiveness and the government's accelerated attempt to dispose of stocks.
NCPO halts rubber sale on rally threat
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/08/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is likely to delay the sale of 210,000 tonnes of rubber in state-owned stockpiles, caving in to rubber farmers who feared selling the stocks in one go would drive down prices.
Govt may lose B72bn on rotten rice
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2014
» With nearly 17% of the rice in government warehouses rotting, the government may face a loss of 72 billion baht by selling it off at rock-bottom rates.
Thai sales to cool rice market
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/07/2014
» The rally in rice prices is set to cool as India and Thailand increase sales from stockpiles, boosting global supplies, according to the Deputy Trade Minister of Vietnam, the world's third-largest exporter.
Fired up and ready to go
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2014
» The shortage of fire trucks in Bangkok will soon ease as nine used emergency vehicles have been donated by Japan’s Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly (FPA).
Thailand selling Chinese baby choice
Published on 16/07/2014
» At 26, with a baby daughter, a Hong Kong mother and her husband wanted a second child. To make sure it would be a boy, they paid $9,000 and flew to Thailand, the last place in Asia where gender-selection treatment is available and breaks no law.
80-baht lotto at provincial halls only
Online Reporters, Published on 04/07/2014
» Government lottery tickets at the official price of 80 baht a pair became available on Friday at the Government Lottery Office (GLO) and provincial halls across the country.
Thailand accused of fueling ivory trade
Online Reporters, Published on 02/07/2014
» A wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, on Wednesday accused Thailand of encouraging the continuing slaughter of elephants in Africa by failing to control its ivory market.
Meeting of farm panel bears no fruit
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/06/2014
» New measures to help rice farmers deal with low paddy prices and spiralling production costs have yet to be concluded, but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is unlikely to adopt any of the previous programmes such as rice pledging or price guarantees.