Tag: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
Thailand’s 2013 export growth forecast plunges to only 1%
BANGKOK, Nov 12 – The Commerce Ministry has readjusted Thailand’s export growth projection for this year from an earlier projection of 4 per cent...
Commerce Minister admits Bt260 billion loss from rice subsidy
Thailand has lost Bt260 billion from the government’s rice pledging scheme in the last two years, according to Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan....
Deputy Minister of Commerce: protests will remain peaceful
BANGKOK, 5 November 2013 Deputy Minister of Commerce Yanyong Phuangrach has expressed no concerns over the possibility of the current protests turning violent. He...
PM attends Naga Fireball Festival in Nong Khai
BANGKOK, 19 Oct 2013 Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has traveled to Nong Khai Province to attend the annual Naga Fireball...
Commerce Minister firm on rice deal with China
Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan insisted yesterday that China has promised to buy one million tonnes of rice from Thailand annually. ...
Commerce Minister discusses planned visit to China with Chinese ambassador
BANGKOK, 18 October 2013 Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui called on Deputy PM and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan to discuss trade of agricultural...
Govt assures huge rice sales to China
BANGKOK, Oct 18 – A Thai delegation will wrap up an agreement with China’s central government next month on exports of rice to the...
Rice deal with China explained
BANGKOK, 16 Oct 2013, The Commerce Ministry has disclosed that China has agreed to purchase Thailand's agricultural products next month. ...
Commerce Minister hits back at World Bank
BANGKOK, Oct 9 – Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan yesterday defended Thailand's against the World Bank’s criticism on the government’s rice subsidy, saying the...
Govt to subsidise maize at Bt7-9/kg
BANGKOK, Oct 1 – The cabinet today approved Bt4.3 billion for market intervention to shore up the falling prices of maize in the 2013/2014...
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