Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned farmers to brace for the impact from reduced dam water releases. The government has ordered provincial governors to work with the military and police to stop farmers from diverting water for their farmland, following its move to cut dam water releases to reserve water for consumption. Read more: Bangkok […]
The Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Royal Irrigation Department to cut water supplies from four major dams for farming and consumption to 18 million cubic metres from 28 million cubic metres. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
SA KAEO — A small-scale territory dispute broke out along the Thai-Cambodian border today over a plot of land that currently belongs to a Thai farmer. The 61-year-old rice farmer, Subin Thiangsan, said Cambodian soldiers arrived on her fields in Sa Kaeo province today and claimed the land is Cambodian territory. Read more: khaosodenglish.com
BANGKOK, 9 December 2014 (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that the disbursement of financial aid for rubber farmers is being expedited while the private sector has been asked to purchase rubber at 50-60 baht a kilo. Following the weekly Cabinet meeting, Gen Prayut commented on the government’s effort to ease the suffering […]
A 52-year-old maize farmer from Lopburi province set fire to herself inside the office of the government’s complaint centre opposite the Government House after submitting complaint to Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha via complaint and assistance officials. The condition of Mrs Sangwien Raksapetch has worsened to the point that it has become a matter of […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives has indicated that the upcoming drought season is likely to be more severe and will last longer than in previous years since the remaining water is dwindling at the four major dams in the country. Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Pitipong Puengboon na Ayutthaya said after a meeting concerning […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A rubber farmer in Nakhon Si Thammarat province committed suicide yesterday amid the plunging price of raw rubber, a staple crop for many farmers is southern Thailand. Pithakchai Kongthongkam, 31, doused his body with petrol and lit himself on fire at his home in Thoong Song district yesterday, police say. Read […]
Thai farmers are the poorest among other farmers in Asean countries with their net profit after rice sales falling to 1,555.97 baht/ton. Besides, production cost of Thai farmers is also the highest among other rice growing countries in ASEAN. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
