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Old rice safe but infested with dead bugs
Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2024
» The Commerce Ministry's controversial stock of old, fumigated rice is safe to eat but must first be cleaned of all the dead bugs infesting it, according to the Dept of Medical Sciences.
Lab tests show rice 'edible'
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government will proceed with its plan to auction off the rice from Yingluck Shinawatra's pledging scheme that had been stored in two warehouses in Surin for 10 years, after a laboratory test result showed that the rice is still safe for consumption.
Push to sell old rice raises questions
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA, APINYA WIPATAYOTIN and SUPOJ WANCHAROEN, Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
OCPB, FDA asked to weigh in on old-rice dispute
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/05/2024
» The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are being urged to inspect the quality of decade-old rice, which the Commerce Ministry plans to sell amid concerns about aflatoxin and chemical contamination.
Zika cases prompt health alert
Post Reporters, Published on 12/12/2023
» Residents of Prachuap Khiri Khan are being warned to remain cautious after six cases of the Zika virus were diagnosed in the province.
Thai Airways fumigating its planes
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2020
» Thai Airways International has intensified hygiene measures aboard its aircraft to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, including the fumigation of planes arriving from China and other risk areas.
Deadline nears for rice suits
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2019
» Public prosecutors need to file the civil cases in relation to the rice-pledging scandal before their statutes of limitation expire between July and August this year, the Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) said on Tuesday.
Dengue fever spreading in Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Bangkok governor says dengue haemorrhagic fever is spreading in Nong Chok, Huai Khwang, Bang Kapi and Klong Samwa districts, with five fatalities this year.