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Beijing pledges to buy 20 tonnes of rice to help needy
News, Published on 14/11/2016
» KHON KAEN Kaen - The Chinese Consulate-General in the northeastern province has agreed to buy 20 tonnes of Hom Mali rice worth 500,000 baht which will be handed out to poor residents as a tribute to His Majesty the late King.
Myanmar government plans paddy purchases
Published on 11/11/2016
» The Myanmar government has formed special working groups to organise state purchases of paddy amid a slump in market demand.
Numerous factors dent rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/11/2016
» While the government and farming industry have blamed each other for the sharp drop in rice prices, a leading economist says the tumbling prices, particularly for premium fragrant rice, stem from diverse factors.
Poll: Majority back rice direct selling by agencies
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2016
» A majority of people want the government to support offices in each province in buying rice directly from farmers in the wake of a deep price slump, according to Super Poll, a polling and research agency.
State needs to empower rice farmers
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/11/2016
» It has become a common scene during the annual harvest season for rice farmers nationwide to call for state subsidies to shore up the falling prices of their produce.
Cabinet boosts rice subsidy to B13,000
News, Published on 02/11/2016
» The cabinet has decided to increase its latest rice subsidy to 13,000 baht per tonne for Hom Mali paddy in a bid to stem potential protests from rice farmers who were dissatisfied with a proposed subsidy of 11,525 baht.
Flooding hits 800 households in the West
Published on 01/11/2016
» Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have swamped at least 800 houses and large areas of farmland, and closed roads, in parts of Kanchanaburi and adjoining Ratchaburi provinces in the west of the country.
A dish's best sidekick
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 16/10/2016
» What is Thailand's national dish? This question could bring many answers: pad Thai, tom yam kung, tom khaa kai, kaeng massaman kai, kaeng pad pet yang, kaeng khio waan luk chin plaa kraai -- the list goes on, depending on who you ask. But one food that could never be left out, and perhaps the one with the greatest claim of all to the title, is nam phrik, the collective name of Thai chilli dipping sauces.
Southern beauty
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/09/2016
» The horizon has gradually turned to a fine golden tint. Pink clouds float over rows of yor (large square dip fishing-catching nets) at the mouth of Pak Pra Canal in Khuan Khanun district, Phatthalung.
Cambodia seeks China's help as rice prices plummet
Published on 26/09/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia is seeking early implementation of China's plan to annually purchase 200,000 tonnes of Cambodian rice, to help prevent plummeted rice prices from falling even further, a senior government official said Monday.