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Rubber farmers ask for aid amid crunch
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/04/2025
» Rubber farmers across Thailand are appealing for government help following a sharp drop in the price of rubber, which has fallen from nearly 70 baht per kilogramme to just 48-50 baht in a matter of weeks.
Pheu Thai targets rubber farmers in South
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has reaffirmed its plan to shore up rubber prices as it met farmers in Thung Song district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Thursday.
Bhumjaithai touts policy 'successes'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2022
» The Bhumjaithai Party is offering a range of policies to woo voters, from crop price guarantees to a debt moratorium.
Ministry rallies behind rubber for innovation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/09/2020
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to develop rubber products with innovative ways to create new market demand and help strengthen prices, said deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.
Cops swoop on illegal gun makers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/08/2020
» Police said yesterday they had arrested three people for illegally making and selling firearms online, as well as 45 customers, breaking up a network operating in dozens of provinces.
Farmers ditch rubber for goats
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/05/2020
» Modern goat-farming techniques introduced by the Pid Thong Lang Phra Foundation -- a royally sponsored initiative which applies the sufficiency economy philosophy of King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great -- have allowed Muslim residents of Ban Surao in Pattani's Yanare district to weather the rubber glut and improve their quality of life.
Curfew relief requested for rubber farms
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2020
» The Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) is asking the government to allow farmers to tap rubber during curfew, said Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on.
Malaysia to open border for rubber
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2020
» Malaysian authorities have ordered the reopening of the Padang Besar checkpoint in Songkhla next week to allow the import of concentrated latex for the country's production of rubber gloves.
Travel amid Covid-19: As the doors close, one by one
News, Sarah Li, Published on 28/03/2020
» Travel restrictions and border closures are spreading, like doors that are shutting down one after another across much of Southeast Asia, and beyond, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Learn from Phu Kradueng fire
News, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2020
» A recent bushfire that destroyed vast forest area in Phu Kradueng National Park in the northeastern province of Loei is a wake-up call for better forest management in the park, one of the country's best known destinations.