Tag: rubber
Government business matching strategy helps solve oversupply of rubber
BANGKOK – The government’s business matching approach has proven successful in the rubber industry as more than 785,000 tons of Thai rubber have been...
Narathiwat rubber farmers now producing gloves
NARATHIWAT– Rubber farmers in Narathiwat Province are now making gloves from the latex they produce, bringing in extra income for themselves. Members of a...
Rubber growers told to brace for severe drought
BANGKOK – The Rubber Authority of Thailand has warned rubber growers to ready themselves for a severe drought. The Rubber Authority of Thailand has...
Yala rubber farmers satisfied with government’s help
YALA – Local rubber farmers are satisfied with the government’s relief measures to alleviate the rubber price crisis, requesting the government to execute short-term...
Rubber futures fund underway to create price stability
Seven state agencies and private firms will jointly set up a rubber futures fund with an initial investment of Bt210 million to buy at...
Rubber cartel to include Vietnam
Vietnam has agreed to join a tripartite rubber committee in an attempt to coherently stabilize rubber prices in the global market, Deputy Agriculture...
Rubber farmers want govt’s Bt3 billion cash up front
BANGKOK, Oct 9 – Protestors from a nationwide crude rubber dealer network rallied at Government House today, charging the government with failing to...
Three rubber tappers killed in southern Thai provinces
NARATHIWAT, Oct 9 - A public health volunteer was gunned down in Narathiwat, and a couple was shot dead in Pattani on Tuesday....
Tripartite rubber cartel to start in Thailand next Monday
BANGKOK, Sept 28 - Thai rubber exporters who have enjoyed annual exports of more than 5,000 tonnes will be subject to slash their...
Thailand’s oldest elephant in a spot of trouble
Residents united to try and rescue ‘Phlaisomrak’, a 115 years old elephant, that fell into some mud at the Pattaya floating market and...
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The Thai...