Pattaya Mail
PM: Corrupt officials in rice scheme will be severely punished
BANGKOK, June 19 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra vowed to take “ultimate” legal action against those found cheating in the rice pledging scheme. ...
Frequent travellers between capital, deep South under security watch: NSC chief
BANGKOK, June 19 - National Security Council (NSC) chief said Wednesday that security agencies are keeping a close watch on persons who raise suspicion...
Rice farmers encouraged to grow cassava and sugar cane to boost...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said the move to reduce the pledging price per ton of rice is to reflect...
TMB targets 4.2% economic growth this year
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Thai Military Bank (TMB) expects a mere 4.2 percent growth in the Thai economy this year after the government policy...
Kittiratt believes US Fed’s QE measures will not affect Thai economy
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong expresses his belief that the quantitative easing or QE measures to be taken by the...
Private sector believes rice in pledging scheme might be rotten
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 The Thai Rice Exporters Association expresses a belief that there is rotten rice in the government’s stock due to a...
BAAC to assist farmers affected by rice pledging price cut
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is preparing to impose four measures to help rice farmers who are...
Industry Ministry promotes second phase of eco-car promotion
BANGKOK, June 20 - Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk said today the ministry plans to promote the second phase of the government's eco-car promotion policy...
Reduction of rice pledging price sparks farmers’ protests
BANGKOK, June 20 – Thai farmers are up in arms over the government’s decision to reduce the rice pledging price by Bt3,000 per tonne...









