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Govt gives cash boost to farmers
News, Published on 02/10/2014
» The cabinet has approved a cash injection of up to 15,000 baht each for more than three million rice farmers nationwide as part of its 364.5-billion-baht stimulus package launched yesterday.
Coup! (updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of Thailand under military rule. Today, the coup-makers start to win some powerful friends as they start a multi-billion baht payback to farmers. Meanwhile, detentions, releases and protests continue.
Kittiratt may miss Friday hearing
News, Published on 08/04/2014
» Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong says he may not be able to testify in the rice-pledging case on Friday.
Cabinet decides to lift state of emergency
News, Published on 19/03/2014
» The caretaker cabinet yesterday decided not to renew the emergency decree which ends today, citing the need to boost confidence in the sagging economy.
Government blasts Moody's rice loss claims as exaggerated
News, Published on 06/06/2013
» The government has rejected the claim by Moody's Investors Service that losses from the rice-pledging scheme totalled 200 billion baht for the 2011-12 harvest season.
2,500 jobs axed as daily wage hike bites
Published on 09/01/2013
» Almost 2,500 workers were laid off in the first five days after the 300-baht daily minimum wage was enforced nationwide on Jan 1, Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap says.
No rush on charter poll, says PM
News, Published on 31/12/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has vowed to press ahead with the controversial rice pledging scheme while expressing optimism about the economic outlook for next year.
Govt admits missing links in flood efforts
News, Published on 05/07/2012
» Missing links remain in efforts to set up an early warning system and single command unit for water management, Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said yesterday.