Tag: Agriculture
Government to auction off 3,700 tons of cassava
BANGKOK – The government will accept bids for 3,700 tons of cassava next week, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Keerati Rushchano, the deputy director-general...
Thailand’s consumer confidence reaches 5-month low
BANGKOK - Thailand's consumer confidence index (CCI) has reached a five-month low due to falling prices of agricultural commodities, especially rubber, over the past...
Agriculture Ministry inspects auctioned rice in Chai Nat
CHAI NAT - The Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister this week led a team of inspectors to examine rice being stored as part of...
Thailand aims to become food capital
CHANTHABURI – The government has stressed on support for agricultural sector and urged farmers to use the Pracharat cooperation scheme to make the country...
Government will resolve rice price issue on sustainable basis: government spokesman
The government is trying to resolve the rice price problem on a sustainable basis and will not just hand out money to help the...
PM tells farmers to grow crops according to weather conditions
BANGKOK,(NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has advised farmers to grow crops that are suitable to current weather conditions.
Gen Prayut had been speaking...
Agriculture Ministry inspects drought situation in Maha Sarakham
MAHA SARAKHAM – The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is following up on the drought situation in Maha Sarakham province. Dr. Thanit Anekwit, an...
Thai rice policy to suit current economic climate
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has indicated the need for Thailand to secure the sustainability of rice supplies amid economic and...
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives gears up for upcoming drought disaster
BANGKOK, 24 September 2015 - Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Gen Chatchai Sarikulya said that the cabinet meeting yesterday approved eight assistance measures for...
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Man arrested after wielding fake pistol at passing cars near Sattahip market
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Panic swept through the Sattahip market area Sunday evening when a man was reported carrying what appeared to be a 9mm...
Dead Bryde’s whale found off Samae San Island as experts prepare autopsy
SATTAHIP, Thailand – A large dead Bryde’s whale has been found washed against rocks off Samae San Island, prompting marine authorities to prepare an...
Thai PM Anutin and spouse arrive in Sydney for key Australia visit
SYDNEY, Australia — Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his spouse arrived in Sydney at 10 p.m. local time on August 17,...
Phuket Tourist Police bring 15 nations into foreign crime watch
PHUKET, Thailand – Phuket Tourist Police are building an international network with representatives from 15 countries to share information on foreign offenders, nominee businesses,...
Thailand tourism chiefs take crime fight mobile with CCOC, drone units
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's tourism and police leadership are examining mobile command and drone technology designed to strengthen tourist safety, surveillance and operational coordination...