Tag: Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC)
Private rice mills to join govt rice pledging scheme
BANGKOK, July 17 – The Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will propose including private rice mills in the government’s rice pledging scheme....
BAAC targets NPL rate reduction
BANGKOK, 15 July 2013 The Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is keen on reducing the number of its non-performing loans (NPLs) to...
Public, private agencies to check rice stocks nationwide
BANGKOK, June 26 – Joint public-private rice scrutiny agencies will inspect rice mills and warehouses nationwide tomorrow amid the latest report of more than...
Farmers lose cool as 4,000 tonnes of paddy ‘disappear’
PHICHIT, June 24 – Farmers in this central Thailand rice-producing province today filed complaints with police, charging a rice mill with cheating them in...
Cabinet limits rice pledge price ceiling at Bt500 billion
KAMPHAENG PHET, June 10 – The cabinet today ordered the Commerce Ministry to strictly abide by the allocated revolving fund of Bt500 billion to...
Sugarcane production surges as sugar price falls
BANGKOK, May 16 – Thailand’s sugarcane production hit a record high this year, in contrast to the slump in sugar prices, a senior official...
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Pattaya’s Alcohol Ban Lift – A toast to tourism or a recipe for confusion?
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