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Kittiratt urges companies to cooperate in wage hike
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/02/2012
» Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong is strongly urging the private sector to accept the 40% rise in the daily minimum wage scheduled for April.
Oil prices set to rise over Iran dispute
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 07/02/2012
» Barclays Capital expects an increase in oil prices over the next few months due to geopolitical risks among producer countries, mainly from the West's tough economic sanctions against Iran.
Central bank sees solid growth to come
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 04/02/2012
» The Bank of Thailand expects the economy to grow by 4.9% this year to reflect a rebound in investment and consumption after last year's floods.
Smuggling of cassava in the spotlight
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/02/2012
» Thailand will suspend cassava imports along the border until May and control cassava transport in Chanthaburi and Sa Kaeo provinces to prevent the circumvention of the mortgage scheme using imported crops, says Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.
Rice scheme extended to June 30
Business, Published on 27/01/2012
» The Commerce Ministry will extend the rice mortgage scheme at the same guaranteed price until June 30.
Rice scheme: Unattractive failure?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/01/2012
» Only 5.3 million of 25 million tonnes of rice sold to govt. Flood losses don't explain why no one is choosing the govt programme.
Democrats brand rice scheme a failure
News, Published on 22/01/2012
» The Democrat Party yesterday called the government's rice mortgage scheme a flop and urged the public to keep a close eye on it as signs of irregularities begin to emerge.
Rice mortgage scheme extension mulled
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/01/2012
» The government may extend the rice mortgage scheme for the main 2011-12 crop from the end of next month, but no specific time frame has been set, says newly appointed Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.
Ministry in hunt for missing rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/01/2012
» The Commerce Ministry will order rice millers to report their stocks to verify information, as only 4.7 million tonnes of paddy, an unusually low amount, has entered the mortgage scheme.
Govt rice payouts: Suddenly not so attractive
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/11/2011
» Farmers choose to sell to millers rather than govt, complicated govt document requirements & transport difficulties.