By TV Channel 7 and Thai Newsroom FARMERS who have grown rice their entire lives on their own land are preparing for a new life after the recent drop in rice prices as the government moves to encourage them to switch to other crops by establishing pilot planting zones covering 1 million rai. The
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Farmers call for help as price of 1 kg paddy rice is lower than a pack of instant noodles
FARMERS at northeastern Khon Kaen province urged the government to help them as the price of one kilogramme of paddy rice is now only 6 baht, lower than a pack of instant noodles generally sold at 7 baht, Amarin TV said today (May 24). This TV channel’s reporters went to Ban Kota village in
Read moreYingluck finally ordered to pay in part for loss-ridden rice subsidy scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT today (May 22) passed judgment to overrule the Central Administrative Court’s earlier verdict for fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and finally gave an order for her to pay compensation in cash for damage done in a previous Pheu Thai government’s graft-infested rice subsidy scheme. The
Read moreEx-commerce minister Boonsong released on parole after 7 years in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COMMERCE MINISTER-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom was released on parole today (Dec. 2) after he had served seven years in jail in relation to a graft-riddled rice subsidy scheme run by a previous Pheu Thai government. Boonsong who was today released from a prison hospital in Bangkok and heading for his
Read morePhumtham threatens to sue critics over 10-year-old rice
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (May 14) threatened to take legal action against any critics who may continue to take him to task over his questionable sales promotion of the 10-year-old rice in government stock. Known as a right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole
Read morePhumtham warned to never export 10-year-old rice
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai was today (May 11) cautioned to never export the 10-year-old, non-quality rice from government stock to an African nation as allegedly planned. Former Democrat MP Charnchai Issarasenarak said Phumtham, known as a right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, would definitely
Read moreMP opposes Suthin’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice for soldiers to eat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MOVE FORWARD MP today (May 9) voiced dissent to Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice from government stock for soldiers to eat for fear of toxic residue in it. Move Forward MP Viroj Lakkhanaadisorn said the 10-year-old rice which Suthin has offered to have the Ministry
Read morePichit denies 10-year-old rice eating campaign politically motivated
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE MINISTER Pichit Chuenban today (May 8) dismissed criticism that the Pheu Thai-led government’s promotion of public consumption of the 10-year-old rice from government stock under a previous rice subsidy programme was merely part of a hidden ploy for deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return home some
Read moreProfessor warns of aflatoxin contamination in 10-year-old rice
AFTER Deputy-Prime-Minister-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai recommended the consumption of 10-year-old rice stockpiled under the rice subsidy programme carried out by deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government, a professor came out to warn of aflatoxin contamination with this being a very dangerous cancer-causing substance, Amarin TV said today (May 8). Dr. Veerachai Phutthawong, a professor
Read morePhumtham dared to serve cabinet members 10-year-old rice from govt stock
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai was today (May 7) dared to serve fellow members of cabinet the 10-year-old rice for lunch which he has strongly recommended for consumption though it had been put in government stock for a decade. Democrat spokesperson Ramet Ratanachaweng dared Phumtham, largely known as a
Read moreFlood-resistant rice genus to be promoted in low-lying terrains
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RICE DEPARTMENT PLANS to promote cultivation of a flood-resistant rice genus in provincial low-lying terrains in effort to contain the farmers’ repeated damage and losses due to flooding. The amylose-rich rice genus which the Rice Department will extensively promote among a total of 172 rice genuses will be distributed
Read moreFarmers now forbidden from drying rice on roads
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RICE FARMERS ARE NO LONGER allowed to literally put their product to dry on the surface of rural roads anywhere or else they could be immediately arrested, a government official confirmed today (Jan.11). The Rural Roads Department has issued a regulation to terminate the common practice of literally strewing the
Read moreAutopsy shows toddler choked to death; sister faces charges
ALTHOUGH the autopsy result shows a toddler whose body was found stuff in a fridge did choke and suffocate to death as sticky rice was found in his upper trachea, police are still investigating this case and looking at prosecuting the adoptive father’s sister for involvment, Amarin TV said late last night (Jan. 7).
Read moreThammanat urging rice farmers to give up 3-harvests-a-year farming
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao said today (Jan.3) rice farmers are being encouraged to give up their three-harvests-a-year occupation and grow another cash crop as an alternative. During the first day of floor debate on the 2024 budget bill, the agriculture minister confirmed that the Agricultural Extension Department plans
Read moreAlternate wetting and drying technique unveiled for Korat rice fields
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT plans to launch a pilot project on the alternate wetting and drying technique for rice fields in Nakhon Ratchasima to save the irrigated water, increase the yielding volume of the crop and reduce emissions of polluting gases. Deputy Irrigation Department director-general Wittaya Kaewmee confirmed that the water
Read moreRice farmers to get 1,000 baht subsidy per rai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RICE FARMERS IN ALL parts of the country will be given 1,000 baht in government subsidy for each rai of their crop within a one-month period from now. The cabinet today (Nov.14) approved the Pheu Thai-led government’s measure to grant 1,000 baht in subsidy per rai of rice farm to
Read moreThailand tipped to produce 32 million tonnes of rice
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND IS FORECAST to produce some 32 million tonnes of rice in 2023/2024 season, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics. The estimated 32 million tonnes of rice include 25.5 million tonnes of single-harvest crops in varied parts of the country and 6.7 million tonnes of multiple-harvest crops, which are
Read moreFarmers told to sell rice to cooperatives for better profit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE MINISTER THAMMANAT Prompao today (Nov.7) encouraged farmers to only sell Hom Mali fragrant rice to local agricultural cooperatives in lieu of private millers to get a higher profit. Given a combined 10 billion baht funding from the government, a total of 480 agricultural cooperatives nationwide are offering to buy
Read moreCreperie rides on rapper Milli’s fame and introduces mango and sticky rice special
WITH the Thai dessert mango and sticky rice grabbing international attention after rapper Milli ate some of it while performing at Coachella music festival in the US, a creperie in Uthai Thani province has innovatively come up with a crepe that is topped with this much-loved Thai treat, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 25). Milli,
Read moreRoyal Irrigation Department admits building road in the middle of rice fields
AMID an outcry from Yasothon province villagers that a road had been built in the middle of their rice fields that does not connect any villages and leads to a dead-end with the solar lights damaging their paddy crops, the Royal Irrigation Department yesterday (Nov. 29) admitted that it was their project, Sanook.com said
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