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Old rice, new debate
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2024
» Re: "Lab tests show rice 'edible' ", (BP, May 20) & "Push to sell old rice raises questions", (Post, May 19).
Going against the grain
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/05/2024
» The government's plan to sell old rice stored in warehouses for a decade in northeastern Thailand stunned some onlookers, leading to concerns about the adverse impact on public health.
A rice old business
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2024
» The government's plan to sell old rice that has been kept in warehouses in northeastern Thailand for a decade has stunned the public, with fears growing over the potentially adverse impact on people's health and also the domestic rice market if traders export it.
Examining the food on your plate
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/03/2020
» From a young age, Thais are taught to appreciate every grain of rice on their plate. Rice represents the dedication of hard-working farmers; it is also the sacred symbol of Thailand's culinary boom.
Imports of US feed grains halted over fumigation
Published on 12/01/2019
» CHICAGO: Exports of a key animal feed ingredient from the United States to Thailand have stopped due to new fumigation requirements imposed after beetles were discovered in a shipment last year, American traders say.
PM plans Govt House floating market
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/01/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said that he planned to open a floating market in the Khlong Prem Prachakorn canal next to Government House in Bangkok.
Cofco agrees to purchase 1m tonnes of Thai rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/10/2013
» China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (Cofco), a Chinese state-owned food conglomerate, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thai rice exporters to buy 1 million tonnes of rice over five years.
Rebuilding Trust
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/09/2013
» Methyl bromide, formalin, growth hormones, preservatives, insecticides, ammonia, or pink slime. What else is included but unidentified in our meals?
Rice DNA inspections on the cards
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/09/2013
» The Commerce Ministry is teaming up with Kasetsart University (KU) to set up a laboratory for DNA identification of Thai rice in a bid to strengthen confidence among foreign buyers in terms of grain quality.