Tag: Yanyong Phuangrach
Commerce Ministry to merge 3 low-cost retail chains
Three retail outlets selling inexpensively-priced goods, and operated separately by the Commerce Ministry, will be merged into a single entity, according to Deputy Commerce...
New round of rice purchases to reach 7 million tonnes
NAKHON SAWAN, Aug 12 – Seven million tonnes of paddy will be sold to the government under the rice pledging scheme in the current...
Pork price to be frozen for the next 3 weeks ahead...
BANGKOK, 1 Aug 2013, Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach has announced pork price freezes, following recent surges which have caused hardship to low-income...
Yanyong inspects rice for chemical residue, builds confidence among buyers
BANGKOK, 26 July 2013 Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach has inspected packed rice for chemical residue, while trying to regain buyers’ confidence in...
Commerce Ministry to hold events to explain rice safety
BANGKOK, July 22 – Thai consumers’ deteriorating confidence regarding the safety of locally-produced and stored rice has led the Commerce Ministry to organise events...
Commerce Minister assigns new responsibilities to his deputies
BANGKOK, 16 July 2013 Deputy Minister of Commerce Yanyong Phuangrach has been tasked with overseeing rice trade while another Deputy Commerce Minister Nattawut Saikua...
Commerce Min: Anyone discrediting Thai rice will be dealt with
BANGKOK, 11 July 2013 The Commerce Ministry is looking for ways to take action against individuals who make false claims about the quality...
Commerce Ministry: 5 global rice traders to push price up by...
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Thai Commerce Ministry has claimed that the world’s leading rice trading countries are poised to collaborate in...
Vachari appointed new Permanent Secretary for Commerce
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 - The Cabinet has announced a list of reshuffled positions within the Ministry of Commerce, in which a new...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officers and members of the public at Pattaya City Police Station were left puzzled when a motorcycle taxi driver arrived...