Tag: Thai farmers
Thai farmers invited to insure paddy production
AYUTTHAYA, Sept 28 – Thai farmers are encouraged to join the paddy insurance scheme for this harvest year, but the Bank of Agriculture...
No reversal of rice pledging scheme
BANGKOK, Sept 20 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reaffirmed today that the government’s widely-criticised rice pledging scheme will carry on with its objective to...
Commerce Ministry pushes for agricultural produce price intervention
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to continue with its price intervention measures on agricultural produce in the hope...
Energy Ministry to build community power plants across country
BANGKOK, 8 June 2012 – The Energy Ministry has joined hands with the private sector in planning to construct community power plants across...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...