Tag: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
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...
Only 30,000 tons of rice sold in 3rd auction to vacate...
BANGKOK, 21 Aug 2013 The Commerce Ministry will review its auction policies after the third round of pledged rice auction attracted only 7 bidders,...
Commerce Ministry to merge 3 low-cost retail chains
Three retail outlets selling inexpensively-priced goods, and operated separately by the Commerce Ministry, will be merged into a single entity, according to Deputy Commerce...
Commerce Ministry postpones rice auction via AFET
BANGKOK, 9 Aug 2013 The Commerce Ministry prepares for the auction of 200,000 tons of pledged rice next week while postponing the rice auction...
Iran buying 250,000 tonnes of Thai rice
Iran has agreed to buy 250,000 tonnes of Thai rice under a government-to-government contract, according to Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan. ...
Commerce Minister assigns new responsibilities to his deputies
BANGKOK, 16 July 2013 Deputy Minister of Commerce Yanyong Phuangrach has been tasked with overseeing rice trade while another Deputy Commerce Minister Nattawut Saikua...
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Pattaya Mayor backs September mega exhibition to drive visitors and revenue
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