Tag: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
Commerce Minister strengthens Thailand-Malaysia border ties
BANGKOK, 23 September 2013 Thailand and Malaysia have concurred to promote and encourage more border trades between the two nations, uplifting the quality of...
Commerce Minister affirms China will buy 1.2 mln tonnes of Thai...
MOSCOW, Sept 16 - Thailand's deputy prime minister in his dual capacity as commerce minister affirmed that China is to buy 1.2 million tonnes...
Niwatthamrong will call a meeting of Thai commercial attaches to review...
BANGKOK, 13 September 2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan will call a meeting of commercial counselors from Thai embassies worldwide to...
Bt204 million approved for online system monitoring govt’s rice stocks
The National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) has approved a Bt204 million budget to improve the computer system of state agencies responsible for the rice...
Finger pointed at Finance Ministry to fulfill rice-subsidy scheme
BANGKOK, Sept 12 – The Finance Ministry is responsible for finding funding, be it through domestic or foreign loans, for the new round of...
Commerce minister: Media to blame for product price increase
BANGKOK, 10 September 2013 Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan has confirmed that prices of most commodity products still remain unchanged while criticizing the media for...
Niwatthamrong makes merit, offers food to 10,000 monks
BANGKOK, 9 September 2013Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan and Buddhist Thais, have made merit by offering food to 10,000 monks coming...
Govt to buy corn at 9 baht per kilo
BANGKOK, 25 August 2013 The government will purchase corn off farmers at the price of 9 baht per kilogram from September to October,...
Commerce Minister believes BoT will keep watchful eye on Thai currency
BANGKOK, 23 August 2013 The Commerce Minister has expressed his belief that the Bank of Thailand (BoT) will be closely monitoring the baht situation,...
Foreign rice traders welcomed to buy rice directly from Thai govt
BANGKOK, Aug 23 – Thailand's Ministry of Commerce will sell rice directly to state enterprises and the private sector abroad in a new attempt...
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Thai-Myanmar border situation remains unsettled as clashes resurface after three-day hiatus
The situation at the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, remains volatile as sounds of gunfire and explosions from clashes between Karen...