Tag: Yanyong Phuangrach
Finance Ministry assured of Bt20 billion return in May
BANGKOK, March 27 – The Commerce Ministry has given assurances that it will pay back Bt20 billion it borrowed from the central fund to...
Commerce Ministry: A Rice Farmers Bank can be established if without...
BANGKOK, 20 Feb 2014 Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Yanyong Phuangrach revealed it is possible to establish a bank that would handle financial affairs...
Thai Commerce Ministry holding tripartite talks today on aid to farmers
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Thailand's Commerce Ministry will meet today with rice millers and farmers to find a way to assist the planters. ...
17 bidders take part in AFET rice auction
BANGKOK, 13 February 2014 17 bidders participated in Thursday’s auction to sell pledged rice through the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET). ...
Caretaker PM Yingluck promises rice payments to farmers next week
BANGKOK, Feb 14 – Farmers will gradually receive their overdue payments from the rice pledging scheme next week, according to caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck...
Traders participate fully in rice auction
BANGKOK, Feb 13 – Eighteen rice traders have joined a bidding event to buy nearly 500,000 tonnes of rice under the government’s subsidy scheme,...
Assistance offered to 4 civil servants charged with joining protests
BANGKOK, Feb 12 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has calmed four Commerce Ministry civil servants who were charged with violating the emergency decree with...
The Commerce Ministry to speed up the process of payment under...
BANGKOK, 10 Feb 2014 The Commerce Ministry is reportedly ready to sell more than 200,000 tons of rice stockpiles during the rice auction via...
Rice Mills asked to pay part of pledged value to farmers
BANGKOK, 7 February 2014 The Ministry of Commerce asked rice mill owners yesterday, to provide 50-60% of the pledged value owed to rice growers,...
Modern traders will be stocking extra items during Bangkok shutdown period
BANGKOK, 8 January 2014 Retailers will stock a higher quantity of items than usual in order to guard against a shortage of products during...
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Eerie discoveries at illegal dumping site in East Pattaya forest
PATTAYA, Thailand – An elderly resident of Chak Nok reservoir in Huay Yai district in East Pattaya led a team of reporters to investigate...
Fishing boats razed by fire during grilling fest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A festive grilling gathering turned into a scene of chaos as several small fishing boats lining the banks of the Banglamung...
Pattaya and upper part of Thailand experiencing extreme heat this week
Thailand is experiencing extreme heat, with some areas in the southern region experiencing thunderstorms. Bangkok and its vicinity are also experiencing intense heat in...
Accumulated extreme heat during daytime contributes to electricity consumption record high
With the scorching weather on the night of April 22, Thais battled the heat by cranking up their air conditioners, leading to a surge...
Thai-Myanmar border situation remains unsettled as clashes resurface after three-day hiatus
The situation at the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, remains volatile as sounds of gunfire and explosions from clashes between Karen...