Tag: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
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...
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...
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