Tag: Agriculture
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra concedes Thailand may face severe floods
BANGKOK, 11 February 2012 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has conceded Thai people may have to face a new round of floods this year [Read More…]
Thailand: Minimum wage hike to be in place 1 April
BANGKOK, 9 February 2012 (NNT) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has confirmed that the minimum wage raise to 300 baht [Read More…]
11th National Horticultural Congress taking place in Chiang Mai
BANGKOK, 1 February 2012 (NNT) – The Department of Agriculture is holding the National Horticultural Congress in Chiang Mai with an aim to implement academic [Read More…]
Thai Consumer Confidence Plummets to an Abysmal Rate in Decades
The consumer confidence index in Thailand plummeted to a 10-year record low due to the flood crisis’s impact on many sectors. A survey by the [Read More…]
Thai PM believes Bangkok flooding will recede early November
BANGKOK, Oct 29 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said she believed the floodwater in Bangkok could reduce by the first week of [Read More…]
Thai Cabinet approves more help for flood-affected farmers
BANGKOK, Sept 27 – The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed additional farmer-assistance measures in a Bt7.2 million budget in the wake of floods which have left [Read More…]
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra visits Indonesia
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has left for Indonesia on the second leg of her tour of ASEAN neighbours [Read More…]
Credit cards for Thai farmers to be launched by November 1
BANGKOK, Sept 8 – The Yingluck government’s programme to offer credit cards for farmers will be launched by Nov 1, fulfilling one of the major [Read More…]
