Tag: durian
Pattani’s premium durians featured at Songkhla fair
SONGKHLA - The Pattani goods fair, which is being held at the Central Festival Hat Yai shopping mall in Songkhla province, which concludes on...
Thailand to promote Eastern Economic Corridor as a premier tourist destination
Bangkok,– The Royal Thai Government has identified tourism as one of the four core areas that will help transform the kingdom’s Eastern Economic Corridor...
150,000 tons of Thai rice sold to Hong Kong
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Commerce has announced success in selling as high as 150,000 tons of rice during a trip in which it...
Early-harvest scandal pushes up durian prices in Pattaya
Fears over this spring’s “durian scandal” appear to have borne fruit, as Pattaya-area merchants are plucking near-record prices for the pungent fruit after farmers...
Rayong fruit inspector under guard as stink over premature durians spreads
A Rayong agricultural inspector has been given an armed security escort after receiving death threats from angry durian growers. Rayong Agricultural officer Songtham...
Summer smells like durian in Pattaya
In Pattaya, summer smells like durian. The pungent fruit may be so odiferous many businesses prohibit eating it indoors, but still tops the...
Thai launches website to promote Thai fruits in China
BANGKOK, 19 February 2012 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has tasked its Office of Agricultural Affairs in Beijing to launch a...
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