Tag: Palm oil
EU resolution on palm oil not affecting Thailand
BANGKOK,(NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Ministry of Commerce to study the pros and cons of joining the federation of...
Palm producers suffer price drop after government imports more palm
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 – Palm oil producers have complained that since the government began importing palms to tackle the shortage, they have...
Discount fair selling cheap items to help Thai reduce their expenses
BANGKOK, 15 August 2011-The Commerce Ministry is hosting a big discount fair selling inexpensive household items and fresh food on the occasion of...
Light at the end of the tunnel?
In the past few years we have seen record rice prices, historic spikes in the global oil markets and surging costs for food...
Sale of biodiesel B2 to proceed until palm oil shortage is...
BANGKOK, 21 MARCH 2011 (NNT) – Oil retailers are encouraged to continue selling biodiesel B2 instead of B3 until the domestic palm oil...
Thais horde palm oil as supply dwindles, prices soar
Pattaya-area stores have reported a rush on palm oil as supplies dwindle and prices skyrocket. Big C North Pattaya supermarket manager Anek Thosamit...
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Visa debate misses the bigger picture as Pattaya tourism is reshaped by cost and...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The online debate over Thailand’s visa-free stay policy has once again ignited strong reactions, but much of the discussion appears to...
Good Samaritan gesture turns chaotic as intoxicated foreigner lashes out on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as an attempt to help an intoxicated foreigner sleeping by the roadside quickly escalated into chaos on Walking Street,...
Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...