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BAAC and GIZ launch THB 5.3 billion package to support climate-smart rice farming
Published on 30/01/2026
» Bangkok, 29 January 2026 – Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched climate-smart subsidy and low-interest loan schemes under the Thai Rice GCF Project, with a total budget of over THB 5.3 billion. The initiative aims to support approximately 40,000 Thai rice farmers in transitioning to climate-smart rice farming practices, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change mitigation.
Motorcyclist badly injured after road collapses in Samut Prakan
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 21/09/2025
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A 24-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured on Saturday night after plunging into a hole after a section of Theparat Road subsided in Bang Phli district.
Soft loans worth B30bn to help retain employment
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is offering 30 billion baht in soft loans to employers in the social security system to maintain employment.
Traffic gridlock on Bang Na-Trat amid continuous rain
News, Sutthiwit Chayutvoraken and Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2025
» Motorists on Friday evening experienced severe traffic congestion on Bang Na-Trat Road in Samut Prakan, which kept tens of kilometres of vehicles stationary for several hours after continuous rain.
Thailand's flourishing cannabis culture to end as government seeks ban
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2024
» Thodsapol Hongtong is enjoying a smoke with his friends at the "Green Party", a venue where recreational cannabis enthusiasts meet in Bangkok to chat and have a good time. But it's a pastime that may be coming to an end.
A clogged artery
Supoj Wancharoen and Sukanya Pongpaew, Published on 03/03/2024
» Large construction projects, particularly those undertaken by the state, have significant impacts on communities and often the impacts are felt far beyond the construction sites.
BAAC set for 2% farm loan growth
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) expects its loans to farmers in fiscal 2023 to expand by 2% from the previous year, says executive vice-president Paisan Hongtong.
Alleged wife burner, killer arrested
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 07/03/2023
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A man wanted for the murder of his wife, who was set on fire and then stabbed to death at Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Muang district on Monday, was arrested on Tuesday in adjoining Chachoengsao province.
Summit Footwear fire extinguished after 27-hour battle
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 17/11/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: Firefighters finally extinguished the blaze at the Summit Footwear factory in Bang Phli district on Wednesday night after a 27-hour battle, but the local frontage road remains closed for public safety.
Short-circuit blamed for huge fire at Summit Footwear
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 16/11/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: The huge fire that gutted the Summit Footwear shoe factory in Bang Phli district on Tuesday night is believed to have been caused by an electrical short-circuit.