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In good faith
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/09/2022
» Re: "Support for nuns long overdue", (Editorial, Sept 18).
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Politicians linked to electronic waste scams
News, Published on 24/06/2018
» An in-depth investigation is under way to bring both local and national politicians to justice after some are suspected to be involved in an illegal electronic waste recycling business operated by Chinese businessmen.
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Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
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PPA for renewables switching to firm contracts
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/01/2017
» The power purchasing agreement (PPA) for renewable energy will change from non-firm to firm contracts for new licences, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
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From seedling to bar
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 22/06/2018
» MarkRin Chocolate was born out of the love for chocolate by Assoc Prof Dr Sanh and his wife Kanokked "Thip" La-Ongsri, who also created it as a long-term research project in Chiang Mai. Sanh found that the agricultural geography of Thailand qualified for planting cacao trees. The first cacao plant in Chiang Mai, Sanh crossed two cacao varieties and created his own hybrid called "I.M.1". He and Thip formed MarkRin Farms, to support and form a cooperative, so cacao farmers have a stable occupation since cacao is a monocrop and intercrop. Sanh and Thip also studied and researched cocoa beans fermentation together to develop chocolate from premium quality dried beans.
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New-wave urban farming
News, Published on 31/05/2020
» People continue to lose their jobs amid Covid-19, raising concerns about whether farmers and growers in the production chain can still get their supplies to market. Even if they can, the question also arises as to whether hard-up consumers can afford to buy them.
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Too much rice in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/09/2011
» Real problem is overproduction & excess of rice pushing prices down. Labour wasted, used only sporadically in peak months. Poor farmers produce only 15 tonnes of rice per harvest, but are 82% of all rice-farming households.
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Rice: Govt purchases of 1st crop finished
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2012
» Govt purchases pushed price of rice inside country up 5%. Only 100 billion of 400 billion in rice bought due to flood damage. Govt aims to break even.
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Modern business ideas, ancient materials
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2011
» PhD Thitiporn Chanawangsa is breathing new life into an ancient handicrafts material, hemp fabric, by adding creativity, research and her own farming.
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Genetics to produce more rice
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2011
» Import of hybrid rice seed varieties and cross-breeding may be key to higher future productivity.
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