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Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
'VIP patient', court step up
Published on 08/01/2024
» The year is off to an intriguing start, with political pundits anticipating that three Constitution Court rulings this month and the potential release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in February will shape the country's political landscape for months to come.
Unrest cycle risks repeat
News, Published on 07/04/2019
» The long-awaited general election has passed, but the schism that remains is so overwhelming that some political observers feel the country is more divided than ever before and fear it could result in violence.
Finding ways to beat farm debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2018
» The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.
The movers and rule-breakers marking 2017
Spectrum, Published on 31/12/2017
» From flooding and fugitive former prime ministers to murders, unexplained deaths and a bitter row over coal-fired energy, these stories made the headlines in Thailand this year By Paritta Wangkiat and Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai
Where the rubber meets the road
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2017
» When one considers the life of a farmer, perhaps they picture peaceful, slow-paced living on a pretty rural property. But for many farmers, this serene image rests at odds with the daily struggles that they face.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.
Moving rice mountain by 2017 seen as struggle
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2015
» The government will struggle to offload by a 2017 deadline some 14 million tonnes of rice in state warehouses left over from the previous government’s rice-pledging scheme, traders and exporters say.
Teflon Thailand starts to flake
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/04/2015
» It’s almost noon and the Toyota saleswoman still hasn’t seen her first customer. Thaiyont, a Toyota dealership in Chon Buri’s Muang district, used to serve at least eight customers a day. But these days, they are lucky to have two.
The problems with impeachment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/11/2014
» As state agencies weigh corruption charges against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the rice-pledging scheme, legal experts are questioning the legality of an impeachment.