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China to buy 1m tonnes surplus rice
dpa, Published on 10/08/2015
» China will buy a million tonnes of rice from the country’s huge stockpile accumulated under the previous government’s subsidy scheme, authorities said Monday.
Abhisit: Govt undermining economic stability
dpa, Published on 26/11/2013
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva accused the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of undermining economic stability though its populist policies as he launched the debate on the opposition's censure motion in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Thailand sticks with loss-making populist rice policy
dpa, Published on 01/10/2013
» Thailand's populist policy of buying rice from farmers at more than 50% above the market price started its third year Tuesday with the beginning of the new fiscal year.
Thailand loses top rice exporter title
dpa, Published on 04/01/2013
» Thailand lost its three-decades-old title as the world's top rice exporter last year, falling behind India and Vietnam, industry sources said on Friday.