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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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Pattaya Deputy Mayor inspects school lunch program, reaffirms focus on student nutrition and well-being
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat led a site visit to Pattaya City School 8 to inspect the city’s school lunch program, underscoring...
Pattaya tightens grip on beach and Walking Street order as Deputy Mayor demands strict...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is stepping up efforts to restore order and protect its tourism image, as Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijjakarn chaired a...
Vietnamese man arrested at Suvarnabhumi with rhino horns in wildlife trafficking bust
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai authorities arrested a 36-year-old Vietnamese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday after an X-ray scan revealed six rhinoceros horns weighing...
Chonburi residents demand vote recount, vow to escalate protests over transparency concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand – A growing crowd of local residents gathered at the Chonburi Municipality Stadium on Tuesday, demanding a recount of the Constituency 1...