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Thailand enjoys export growth in Q1
BANGKOK, April 23 – Thai exports last month were reported at US$20.769 billion, a 4.55 per cent increase year on year, according to...
Commerce Ministry: THB500,000 cap held for each farmer joining rice-pledging scheme
BANGKOK, 2 April 2013 The Commerce Ministry has asserted its determination to carry out the state-sponsored rice-pledging scheme to help small farmers. ...
Commerce Ministry: No corruption in government rice deals
BANGKOK, March 22 – Thailand's Commerce Ministry today quashed allegations of corruption and gave a clean bill of correctness to the government’s rice...
Commerce Ministry needs Bt320 billion for new round of rice subsidy
BANGKOK, March 4 – A new injection of Bt320 billion (US$10.7 billion) will be needed as subsidy for the Thai government’s rice pledging scheme...
Thailand’s export volume in January breaks record
BANGKOK, Feb 27 – Thailand’s exports last month reached the historic value of US$18.27 billion, a 16.09 per cent increase from the same...
Commerce Ministry to sell pledged rice supply through G2G deals in...
BANGKOK, 10 February 2013 The Ministry of Commerce is set to actively pursue direct rice sales with any government, which could be in...
Another major rice pledging budget approved
BANGKOK, Oct 2 – A Bt240-billlion budget to pledge 15 million tonnes of paddy in the 2012-2013 harvest sailed through the Thai cabinet...
Blue Flag Fair to be held at IMPACT on April 4-8
BANGKOK, 3 April 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is prepared to organize a Grand Blue Flag Fair in order to help ease the...
Commerce Min to start selling Blue Flag goods to flood victims...
BANGKOK, 15 October 2011 – The Ministry of Commerce is planning to launch Blue Flag events in flood-hit areas on 17 October, during which...
DIT: Pork price may be reduced to 140 THB/kg next week
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is planning to revoke the price ceiling for pork and replace it...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
It’s not only Thailand. Visa agents have held a prominent place throughout south east Asia for at least 30 years. Even today it is...
No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
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Thailand has long been the key promoter of the “six countries one destination plan” which would allow international tourists entry to all after...
Two Thai women harassed by Indian men, fistfight breaks out on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic scene unfolded on Pattaya Beach when two Thai women were harassed by two Indian men, leading to a physical...
Free visa policy boosts Pattaya tourism, but experts warn of potential risks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The free visa policy for tourists visiting Pattaya and other parts of Thailand has been a topic of considerable discussion. According...