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Commerce to urgently export rice under G2G
BANGKOK, 8 May 2013 The Ministry of Commerce will speed up the release of rice from its stockpile in light of the impact...
Thailand enjoys export growth in Q1
BANGKOK, April 23 – Thai exports last month were reported at US$20.769 billion, a 4.55 per cent increase year on year, according to...
Commerce Ministry: THB500,000 cap held for each farmer joining rice-pledging scheme
BANGKOK, 2 April 2013 The Commerce Ministry has asserted its determination to carry out the state-sponsored rice-pledging scheme to help small farmers. ...
Commerce Ministry: No corruption in government rice deals
BANGKOK, March 22 – Thailand's Commerce Ministry today quashed allegations of corruption and gave a clean bill of correctness to the government’s rice...
Commerce Ministry needs Bt320 billion for new round of rice subsidy
BANGKOK, March 4 – A new injection of Bt320 billion (US$10.7 billion) will be needed as subsidy for the Thai government’s rice pledging scheme...
Thailand’s export volume in January breaks record
BANGKOK, Feb 27 – Thailand’s exports last month reached the historic value of US$18.27 billion, a 16.09 per cent increase from the same...
Commerce Ministry to sell pledged rice supply through G2G deals in...
BANGKOK, 10 February 2013 The Ministry of Commerce is set to actively pursue direct rice sales with any government, which could be in...
Another major rice pledging budget approved
BANGKOK, Oct 2 – A Bt240-billlion budget to pledge 15 million tonnes of paddy in the 2012-2013 harvest sailed through the Thai cabinet...
Blue Flag Fair to be held at IMPACT on April 4-8
BANGKOK, 3 April 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is prepared to organize a Grand Blue Flag Fair in order to help ease the...
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Restaurant owner fears wave of closures as ‘Thai Help Thai’ subsidy ends
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Thai restaurant owner has voiced concern over the country’s worsening economic conditions, saying falling sales, declining foot traffic and business...
72-year-old Swiss man arrested in Pattaya over alleged abuse of six-year-old daughter
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arrested a 72-year-old Swiss national in Banglamung, Chonburi, over allegations of sexually abusing his six-year-old...
Pattaya works to revive stalled Eastern Region football stadium project
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is working to resolve long-standing construction problems at the Eastern Football Stadium, Soi Chaiyapruek 2, after the original contractor...
Pattaya residents demand urgent repairs to deteriorating roads and sois across the city
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya residents are calling for urgent repairs to damaged roads and sois across the city, saying deteriorating surfaces, potholes and uneven...
Pattaya fireworks hotel bookings lag behind previous years, with hopes for last-minute lift
PATTAYA, Thailand – Hotel bookings for Pattaya International Fireworks Festival 2026 remain above normal levels but are not as strong as in previous years,...