News from Thailand – September 27, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Drug lord Hunter arrested at US request
• Forest rangers are better armed
• Woman (74) goes behind bars for 3 years
News from Thailand – September 6, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Special court room for tourists opened in Pattaya
• Farmers do not like new guaranteed rice price
• Member of Parliament throws chair at President of the House
News from Thailand – August 20, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Not a penny too much, says Finance about rice mortgage system
• Thailand is entering a technical recession
• Royal couple is in good health
News from Thailand – August 13, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Former Prime Minister Chavalit: Scrap amnesty proposal if necessary
• Suvarnabhumi taxi stand may move
• Rice guarantee price remains, but only for main harvest
News from Thailand – August 10, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Thirty Rohingya refugees escaped from police station
• Pointing with a shoe is not allowed in parliament
• Neoclassical main post office gets a second lease of life
News from Thailand – August 5, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Special Report: Is the mortgage system for rice necessary?
• Siam Square-Sam Yan: Bus or Monorail?
• Seawater for Ao Phrao on Koh Samet almost clean
News from Thailand – July 8, 2013
Today a meager harvest in News from Thailand:
• Democrats in all states over audio clip, but is it real?
• 170 refugees intercepted on island
• Four detainees burned alive in police station
News from Thailand – July 6, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Top official Supa on corruption: I was misquoted
• Fuss about 'ice cream gang'
• Textile Museum expanded with Activity Studio
News from Thailand – July 4, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Prime Minister Yingluck has been shot in the arm over corruption allegations
• Shrimp die due to early mortality syndrome
• The elderly receive 5.000 or 10.000 baht per year from their children
News from Thailand – July 3, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Anti-smokers support larger deterrent pictures on cigarette packs
• Prime Minister Yingluck will be busy, she will also head the PR department
• Top official admits: a lot of corruption in the rice mortgage system
Still 15.000 baht for a ton of paddy
The price reduction for a ton of paddy (unhusked rice) has been cancelled. Yesterday, the National Rice Policy Committee decided to maintain the old price of 15.000 baht. Critics denounce the government's credibility
"Can you imagine what kind of life we have?"
Farmers feel let down by the government they helped put in place 2 years ago. The guaranteed price for rice will go down by 3.000 baht. But with the price of 15.000 baht, they could barely make ends meet.
Not 136 billion baht, as the government claims, but 500 to 700 billion baht is the loss of the rice mortgage system. This not-nauseous amount was mentioned yesterday during a discussion in Bangkok by Vichai Sripasert, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
News from Thailand – June 30, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Government is serious about zoning agricultural land
• Generation Y likes going out and smart phone
• Protest against plans for Asoke causeway
Thaksin tries to calm down the rice farmers
Former Prime Minister Thaksin assures rice farmers that the government will not leave them out in the cold. As soon as the price of rice on the world market rises, the guaranteed price that farmers receive for their paddy (brown rice) is brought back to the old level.
News from Thailand – June 24, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Crooked government: Loss of rice mortgage system is not a loss
• Danger of outbreak of H7N9 bird flu
• Increased police surveillance in Ramkhamhaeng
News from Thailand – June 23, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Thailand removed from list of risk countries for money laundering and terrorist financing
• Tobacco Monopoly sees potential in e-cigarettes
• Yingluck about reduced rice guarantee price: We have no choice