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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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Bangkok nightlife raids signal broader sweep across Thai tourist hotspots
PATTAYA, Thailand – Internal Security Operations Command Region 1 (ISOC Region 1), in coordination with multiple agencies, carried out inspections of entertainment venues in...
Injured monitor lizard rescued outside Pattaya restaurant as locals eye lucky house number
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya disaster prevention and fire rescue officers came to the aid of an injured monitor lizard discovered hiding outside a restaurant...
Swedish tourist reports 100,000-baht theft after late-night encounter in Pattaya condo
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Swedish tourist filed a police complaint in the early hours of May 15 after allegedly being robbed by a group...
Pattaya cleans mud-covered road after overnight rain triggers runoff at Khao Talo
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials launched a road cleanup operation on Friday after overnight rain caused mud and soil runoff to spill onto...
Pattaya clears blocked alley after complaints over public space misuse
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers carried out a cleanup and enforcement operation in a narrow South Pattaya alley after residents complained about personal...