Coconut farmers stage protest at Parliament over low prices
COCONUT farmers dumped their produce in front of Parliament today (March 19) in protest of plummeting prices of aromatic coconuts and gave the government 30 days to take action with a warning that they will escalate their demonstration if no progress is made, Naewna newspaper and TNA said. A representative of the farmers said […]
Read MoreCoconut crisis leads to prices soaring to 40-year high
WHILE a shortage of coconuts has severely affected small traders nationwide the crisis is worse in the South where prices have soared to a 40-year high with the fruit now being sold at 36-40 baht each, up from 14-17 baht, and coconut milk going for 150-160 baht a kilogramme, Amarin TV said last evening […]
Read MoreThai coconut sundae a hit in San Diego
HELPING build a reputation for Thai desserts in the US is an ice cream parlour in San Diego started by two Thai men with a cool idea of serving coconut sundae in half coconut shell and importing ingredients from Thailand to make this treat, Naewna newspaper said today (May 28). Called Cocobomb, the parlour […]
Read MoreHelloFresh drops Thai coconut milk after Peta’s monkey labour drive
By The Guardian, Daily Mail and Sanook.com MEAL kit provider HelloFresh, which is based in Berlin, Germany, said it will no longer sell coconut milk sourced from Thailand as it does not support any form of animal cruelty across its supply chain, the company announced on Monday (Mar. 6). The move is in line […]
Read MoreThai police: First time ever liquid Ice found inside cans of coconut milk
CALLING it the first time ever that liquid crystal methamphetamine (Ice) was found hidden inside cans of coconut milk with the shipment being seized in Australia, Pol. Lt. Gen. Chinnaphat Sarasin, head of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, said today (Sept. 15) investigation into shipping this new variety of the narcotic drug is being expanded in Thailand, […]
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