Struggling rice farmers face planting zone adjustment
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 […]
Read MoreSuffering mangosteen farmers helped with prices now rising
AFTER THE Commerce Ministry’s Internal Trade Department stepped in to help mangosteen farmers in southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province last week prices of this fruit have now increased, Naewna newspaper said today (July 10). The farmers’ plight came to light when Commerce Minister Jatuporn Buruspat visited this province on July 4 after which he […]
Read MorePrice of imitation gold jewellery climbs as real gold price skyrockets
WITH the selling price of 96.5% real gold jewellery reaching 53,500 baht a baht weight this morning (Apr. 26) a shop in Nonthaburi too has increased the price of imitation gold jewellery by 50 baht, TV Channel 7 said. As of 9.04 a.m. this morning the Thai Gold Traders Association set the selling price […]
Read MoreLocal oil and gold prices set to rise as Songkran festival ends
WITH GLOBAL oil prices still rising while gold prices have been volatile amid growing chaos in the Middle East it is expected that the local prices of both will soar after Songkran festival ends tomorrow (Apr. 17), TV Channel 7 said this morning. Thai investors are continuously buying gold leading to major local gold […]
Read MoreThai inflation slower than expected in July, small rises seen
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S annual headline inflation was weaker than expected in July, helped by lower food and energy prices, and the commerce ministry said today (Aug. 7) it projected smaller consumer price rises for the rest of the year. The headline consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.38 percent in July […]
Read MoreWheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By AP and published US News & World Report Washington – The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global prices of wheat and corn higher early on Tuesday (June 6). Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to $6.39 a bushel. The cost of […]
Read MoreOPEC+ cuts put $100/bbl oil back in sight
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Singapore/Seoul/London – Surprise new cuts to the OPEC+ group’s output targets could push oil prices towards $100 a barrel, setting the scene for another clash with the West grappling with higher interest rates, analysts and traders said on Monday (Apr. 3). The decision signals […]
Read MoreSatun residents catching clams to eat instead of pork, chicken
WITH prices of pork, chicken and eggs having risen, people in southern Satun province have turned to catching clams to eat using makeshift gear such as foam boxes and unused fan covers to sift through the mud in canals to do so, Amarin TV this evening. Residents of Khlong Khut sub-district, Mueang district, are […]
Read More5 groups rally at Govt House over rising cost of living
FIVE activist groups held a demonstration in front of the Government House today (Jan.18) calling for urgent measures to resolve the rising cost of living, Matichon newspaper said. The five groups, Labour Network for People’s Rights, 24 June Democracy Group, New Generation Network in Nonthaburi, administrative and student organisations of Kasetsart University and Thalu […]
Read MoreConsumers hit as prices of papayas too rise sharply
HOT ON heels of pork prices having risen are complaints from vendors that papayas too are now more expensive with the variety suitable for making the Thai salad som tum currently being sold at 18 a kilogramme from seven baht earlier, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 17) This TV channel’s reporters visited a plantation […]
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