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Thai rice to be hit hard by US tariffs, MP urges action
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2025
» The rice export sector is being told to brace for impacts caused by the 36% tariff on imports from Thailand announced by US President Donald Trump, while the government is being urged to negotiate for a lower tariff rate.
Thamanat warns local rice farmers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/12/2023
» The government has warned farmers not to smuggle or grow rice sourced from Vietnam that Thai authorities have not yet certified.
New foam protein for the elderly
Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2023
» A prototype for producing a new plant-based protein product intended for instant use to supplement the daily protein intake among elderly people has been developed by a research team at Mahidol University.
SATP touts pro-farmer policies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/11/2022
» Somkid Jatusripitak, chairman of the Sang Anakhot Thai Party (SATP), has vowed to push for a five-year moratorium on farmers' debt payments, a fertiliser subsidy and an improved version of the government's state welfare programme as part of the party's election pledges.
Kidnapped YouTuber-surgeon returns to Thailand
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2022
» YouTuber-surgeon Dr Nopparat "Mor Song" Rattanawaraha returned to Thailand safely on Tuesday morning after being held captive for 25 days in Mali, West Africa.
Economy hit by war fallout
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2022
» The Russia-Ukraine crisis has already hit Thailand's import and export trade, with both manufacturers and consumers suffering the indirect results of rising oil prices causing a spike in inflation, the government said on Sunday.
New support scheme for farmers starts this week
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2021
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will pay financial aid to farmers under the income guarantee scheme starting on Tuesday.
Guinea man at heart of cluster
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2021
» A Covid-19 cluster of at least 137 cases has been traced back to an African gem trader who travelled between Chanthaburi and Bang Rak district of Bangkok and often attended religious gatherings, the government revealed yesterday.
Thai student detained in Cairo returns
Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2019
» Ibroheng Mali, the 25-year-old Thai Muslim student who was detained in Cairo, Egypt over his suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group, has been freed and is back in his home in Yala.
Rice forecast upheld amid downturn
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 16/05/2019
» Despite the global economic slowdown, the government is maintaining its rice export forecast at 10 million tonnes this year.