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Panel okays B1.92bn rice insurance plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/04/2022
» The National Rice Policy Committee on Wednesday approved providing 1.92 billion baht to support the rice insurance scheme for the main crop of the 2022 season.
State agencies drive HM King Rama IX's projects, ensuring legacy lives on
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/12/2020
» His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great has been gone four years already. Yet Thais continue expressing their love and loyalty to the revered monarch.
Debt steady from weak housing sales
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/12/2019
» Thailand's household debt in the second half this year has slowed from the first half thanks to weak housing demand, excess supply in the property market and tighter lending from financial institutions.
Unemployment records Q3 increase
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/11/2019
» The unemployment rate in the third quarter edged up from the same period last year and the previous quarter because of a slowing economy, floods in the Northeast and drought in some parts of the country.
OECD outlines transition keys
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/02/2019
» Regional development, multi-level governance and water security are the keys to Thailand becoming a high-income economy, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Officials see declining 2019 rice shipments
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/12/2018
» The government is confident that Thailand will end the year exporting 11 million tonnes of rice as targeted, but shipments are forecast to drop to 10 million tonnes next year amid stiff competition and a domestic drought.
Cabinet approves new debt aid for farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/08/2018
» The cabinet has approved in principle the extension of debt repayment and lower lending rates for small-scale farmers as the latest move to help shore up the agricultural sector.
B150bn splashed out to aid water projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/01/2018
» The government is allocating more funds this fiscal year to water management, particularly to develop existing royally initiated water projects, in an effort to ensure supply for farmland and generate more income in the sector.
B46bn aid for poor heads for cabinet
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/08/2017
» A new aid package worth 46 billion baht for low-income earners will go before the cabinet for approval in the next few weeks.
B2bn rice insurance scheme gets nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/06/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a rice insurance scheme for the first crop of the 2017 season, worth 2 billion baht.