Phumtham 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, […]
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