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Bahrain eyed as Thai trade outpost to the Middle East
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/10/2012
» BAHRAIN : Thai officials have asked Bahrain to be a distribution centre for Thai exports to the Middle East.
A true defender takes over
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/10/2012
» Vatchari Vimooktayon has been in the media spotlight regularly since taking the helm at the Internal Trade Department in 2010.
Rice shippers to help relieve stockpiles
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/10/2012
» Rice exporters have stepped in to help sell rice in the government's stockpiles, starting with lucrative Hom Mali, but the move will be slated mainly for produce from the new harvest.
Weekly rice bids likely on the cards
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/09/2012
» The Commerce Ministry will probably call bids each week to sell rice including 5% white rice for exports in a move aimed at unloading its huge stockpile.
Boonsong orders faster rice delivery
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/09/2012
» Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has ordered officials to speed up the delivery at least 2 million tonnes of rice to foreign buyers by year-end.
Exporters: State must sell rice stockpile to compete
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/07/2012
» Thailand's rice industry will collapse unless the government takes more constructive actions by releasing rice from its huge stockpiles, chief of a local rice exporters association warned.
Garments feeling the pinch
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/07/2012
» Garment and textile exporters predict a 15% contraction in their exports this year in the worst-case scenario of severe effects from the EU debt crisis.
Cooked food prices face cuts
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/05/2012
» The Commerce Ministry is set to impose price control measures on cooked meals to curb their soaring prices.
Fears of rice fraud rise
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/05/2012
» The government's high benchmark prices under the rice mortgage scheme have resulted in widespread corruption by participating mills, potentially devastating Thailand's reputation as a quality rice exporter, industry executives say.
Stockpile care urged as hundreds of tonnes of shallots rot
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/04/2012
» Farmers in Lamphun are urging authorities to better manage a shallot stockpile after 500 tonnes of the crop went rotten.