Rice farmers to get help with harvest costs

Farmers ‘ calls for the government to end the compost subsidies were condemned as unfavorable.

Rice farmers work in a field in Suphan Buri province. (Photo: Pongpat Wongyala)
In Suphan Buri territory, grain farmers work in fields. ( Photo: Pongpat Wongyala )

According to Agriculture Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat, the state is considering reviving a notoriously expensive co-payment scheme for rice producers and introducing a new program to reduce the cost of the crop.

Next month, a subcommittee’s report will be presented to the cupboard for approval, according to Ms. Narumon, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

Farmers previously called for additional subsidies for the planting season 2024-2020 and had raised concerns about the restrictions of the compost plan. More than 70 % of landowners have already started planting their crops, and they said they would like assistance with the cost of planting.

Under the compost plan, the government was to subsidise compost costs for farmers at a rate of 500 ringgit per ray, up to a maximum of 20 ray per man, for the 2024-25 time. But, farmers were required to pay half the costs honest, which they said was not realistic.

The project, estimated to cost 29.9 billion ringgit, was scheduled to work from July 15, 2024 to May 31, 2025. According to Ms. Narumon, the government will be asked to withdraw its approval of the plan.

According to the secretary, the ministry is currently preparing to make a proposal to the cupboard for a plan to stabilize paddy rice prices in the years 2024 and 2025.

With a resources of 60 billion baht, she claimed, the corn plan committee on November 8 approved a plan to stabilize the price of 8.5 million tonnes of rice grain.

The plan includes loans to farmers who agree to put off the purchase of rice rice, loans to organizations that support rice farmers, and support for the scheme’s participating secret rice warehouse operators.

Natthakit Khongthip, director-general of the agency’s Rice Department, said the harvest value support plan would be widely welcomed by farmers, although some are demanding financial help of 1, 000 baht per rai.

He claimed that the grain policy commission may consider increasing the amount of monetary assistance given that it has not already reviewed the proposed plan.

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Chiang Mai golden tigresses attract visitors

Only 100 lions globally are thought to have the genetic mutation that causes dazzling color.

Three-year-old sisters Eva (left) and Luna are getting more attention at the Chiang Mai Night Safari. (Photo: Chiang Mai Night Safari Facebook page)
Three-year-old sisters Eva ( left ) and Luna are getting more attention at the Chiang Mai Night Safari. ( Photo: Chiang Mai Night Safari Facebook page )

The three-year-old beautiful cat Eva, who has quickly gained popularity on social media alongside her girl Luna, has been introduced by Chiang Mai Night Safari.

Luna was initially introduced three weeks ago in pictures posted on the museum’s Facebook page, &nbsp, followed by Eva on Tuesday.

The two kids were born on February 12, 2021, and are now attracting customers because of how distinctively their faces are.

They both are beautiful, also known as fruit cats. They are the outcome of a hereditary trait that has been altered in color-creating genes, like white lions.

There are only 100 lion cubs believed to exist worldwide, and less than one in ten thousand of them have the white hair trait.

Conservationists were concerned that a golden tiger’s look may be a sign of inbreeding in isolated tiger populations when it was discovered earlier this year in Assam condition, India.

Many people online wish to visit Eva and Luna because they are so wonderful, and many people have shared and liked their images.

” You look like a kitten”, wrote one person. ” Your mouth is so special”, wrote another.

Chiang Mai Night Safari allows visitors to see the wildlife in the Tiger World area. The park is open from 11am to 10pm every day.

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Cyanide killer gets death sentence

‘ Aem poison ‘ convicted of one death, suspected of 14 some

Sararat “Aem cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn (screenshot)
Sararat” Aem cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn (screenshot )

A person who was found guilty of killing a friend last year while on a merit-making trip to the criminal justice system was found guilty of killing 14 people with nitrate and given the death sentence. &nbsp,

The court on Wednesday passed statement on Sararat” Aem cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn, 37.

On April 14, 2023, she was found guilty of releasing fish into the Mae Klong River in Ratchaburi’s Ban Pong area on the same day that she had been found guilty of adding sodium poison to Siriporn Khanwong, 32 ,’s foods or drinking water. In the river’s vicinity, Siriporn died incapacitated.

The jury in its assessment said Sararat saw her companion collapse, but did not appear surprised. Sararat left the scene with the victim’s case, telephone, and other valuables for 154 and 630 baht as if they had never been friends.

Sararat’s activities demonstrated, according to the court, that she had anticipated what would transpire in Siriporn.

The judge said there were lethal levels of sodium cyanide in the murderer’s blood, stomach and liver. Before the killer and the sufferer headed over to Mae Klong River, professionals said the victim had ingested the venom in his car.

Finally, Sararat hidden the defendant’s bag and containers of sodium cyanide she had bought. In her vehicle, authorities discovered calcium poison at various locations. She had ordered calcium poison from a motorist, and she had them delivered it, according to the information.

The jury determined that Sararat’s bank accounts, totaling about 95 million rmb, were recorded between Jan. 1, 2020 and May 5, 2013, according to the court’s findings. They&nbsp, were connected to records used by online betting sites.

Sararat likewise had enormous bills, according to the court. She had lost heavily&nbsp, gambling online in 2021 and 2022, and during this time a number of her friends had likewise died. Siriporn is believed by officers to be Sararat’s 15th target. &nbsp,

On Wednesday, Sararat was found guilty of the intentional fraud of Siriporn.

The court on Wednesday also&nbsp, sentenced Sararat’s ex-husband, Withoon Rangsiwuthaporn, 40, a former commander of Suan Phueng police stop in Ratchaburi, and her attorney Thanicha Aeksuwannawat, 36, to two years in jail for helping her mask the victim’s case.

Because of his compelling evidence, Withoon’s jail sentence was reduced to a year and four months.

Additionally, the judge ordered the three covicted criminals to give Siriporn’s home about$ 2.34 million in payment. &nbsp,

All three had denied all expenses.

Sararat is even suspected of stealing 14 another people’s valuables between 2015 and 2023 by giving them potassium cyanide in order to avoid paying them debts.

The venom was typically reportedly administered through food. In one situation, it was added to diet supplements. Just two of her alleged subjects survived.

Sararat was arrested on April 25, 2023, and had been detained at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution. &nbsp,

She was expectant when caught. In June of last year, police wrapped up their investigation into her fugitive circumstances, which occurred during her fifth or sixth month of pregnancy.

Police take Sararat Rangsiwutaporn to the Criminal Court on April 26, 2023, a day after her arrest. (Police photo)

On April 26, 2023, one day after her imprisonment, authorities bring Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn to the criminal court. ( Police photo )

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Seven killed in crash while fleeing police

The wrecked grey Isuzu pulled up and out of the ditch, on Wednesday in Nakhon Pathom. (Photo: Suksalanukro Foundation)
On Wednesday in Nakhon Pathom, the shattered dark Isuzu climbed out of the ditch and escaped. ( Photo: Suksalanukro Foundation )

When their delivery vehicle struck a power pole and plunged into a ditch in Nakhon Pathom as their vehicle fled from officers, seven foreign workers died. &nbsp,

The fatal accident took place on Wednesday at a slope in the Bang Len district’s Bang Pla neighborhood, about 12 o’clock in the morning.

The dark, brand-new Isuzu pick with Bangkok number plates was difficult to locate when emergency personnel arrived on the scene using lamps. It finished up at the bottom of a black, four-metre large by two-metre-deep drain in roads brush. There was a broken power shaft outside, police said.

Five other bodies were discovered in the trench, including two found in the front desk and the other in the cargo sleep. There were no victims.

According to police, five of the accident victims were women and two people. The deceased included the vehicle. Aung Aung Oo, a person from Myanmar in his 20s, was found a temporary driver’s license by volunteers. Although the others were no identified, they all reportedly had Myanmar nationalities.

The subjects ‘ belongings were found floating in the trench waters, and included a mosquito net, a water bottle, cutlery and 13, 000 ringgit in cash, authorities said.

A covered pickup parked that, according to Bang Len police, was discovered by a patrol that during an inspection. When they asked the driver to allow a search, he rather drove out at high speed, and they followed. The quest ended in tragedy.

According to police, the victims were most good people traveling to other provinces for work.

A witness, Chainarong Wongkaew, 28, told officers he was fishing under a gate and heard a speeding automobile slip across it aloft, and then the sound only abruptly ceased.

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Third phase of handout to cost B140 billion

According to the lieutenant finance minister, 14 million people will receive funding in Q2 of next year.

Eligible recipients queue at a Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives branch to withdraw cash given under the first phase of the state-sponsored handout programme last month.
To remove money from donations made during the first step of the state-sponsored flyer program, ready consumers waited at a Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives tree next month.

According to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, the Thai government plans to give 14 million persons 140 billion ringgit as part of its cash-handout trigger program in the second quarter of next year.

” Growth can be pushed up by the various stimulus measures in the upcoming year to over 3 %.” We are very convinced of that”, Mr Julapun said on Wednesday, adding that full-year progress in 2024 did not reach 2.8 %.

About 14.5 million poor and disabled individuals have so far received a settlement of 10, 000 ringgit, out of an estimated 45 million who are expected to be take part in the Pheu Thai-led government’s unique system.

In January, 40 billion baht will be transferred to the old, followed by 140 billion ringgit in the second quarter to others who have registered, Mr Julapun said.

He added that the government intends to invest 40 billion baht by the start of the year to reduce producers ‘ production costs.

Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew by 3 % in the July-September period this year, the fastest rate in two years, the National Economic and Social Development Council ( NESDC ) said this week.

The agency forecast growth of 2.6 % this year and 2025 growth in a range of 2.3 % to 3.3 %.

Last year’s growth of 1.9 % lagged regional peers. Due to high household debt, higher borrowing costs, and clunky demand from China’s major trading partner, the economy has struggled.

The Bank of Thailand ( BoT ) unexpectedly reduced its policy interest rate last month following sustained government pressure. Dec. 18 is when it’s second rate meeting, but it’s already said nothing will change.

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Bombs injure 3 at Guanyin statue site in Songkhla

Later in the morning, two more blasts did not result in any accidents.

The tall figure of the Guanyin statue under construction in Thepha district, Songkhla, remains standing after the attack on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)
The large number of the Guanyin monument under construction in Thepha city, Songkhla, remains standing after the assault on Wednesday night. ( Photo: Assawin Pakkawan )

On Wednesday night, two bursting grenades exploded into a construction site in the city’s Thepha area injuring three people, including a 9-year-old.

Later that morning, two more explosions occurred close to the same station, scaring outside scout camp students who had just returned home from Yala.

Around 6 o’clock in tambon Sakom, the monument’s construction site in Ban Pak Bang Sakom was the scene of the first attack.

Somporn Namkheow, 45, from Chaiyaphum state, suffered debris scars all over his figure and Don Kaewloy, 46, from Kalasin, suffered wounds to her left leg.

The 9-year-old woman, Manthita Withawet, from Kalasin, had wounds to her head and neck.

All were taken to Thepha Hospital.

A pickup truck was destroyed by the explosions, which also started fires in the staff station.

Police arrived on the scene and discovered flyers in Thai and Myanmaric that threatened the life of those who dared to work there and in other southern border counties.

A second bomb exploded on a roads near the camp about 10.30am, and a third about 10.46am, police said. There were no accidents. The access path had already been blocked by safety officials because they anticipated it.

The Demonstration School of Yala Rajabhat University, which had just moved into a two-day hunter camp at Pang Yang Resort, which was about 500 meters away, was startled by the noisy bombs. They soon decamped, returning to Yala.

Security has been stepped up in Thepha, Chana, Nathawee and Saba Yoi towns of Songkhla. Researchers looking for more weapons as they searched the area where the four blasts took place.

Muslims gathered in Thepha city in 2022 to protest peacefully the construction of the Guanyin monument.

TPI Polene Power Plc owns the 65-rai seafront community in Thepha. The business is building a 136-metre-high Guanyin monument, which may make it the world’s tallest and a fresh tourism location in the South.

The statue had even serve as a worldview building. Development began two years ago, and it will be finished in 2026.

Now, the tallest Guanyin monument stands 108 feet high and is on Hainan beach in China.

In Foreign Buddhism, Guanyin is adult, the goddess of eternal compassion and mercy.

A fire engine arrives to put out the fire at the construction workers' camp. (Photo supplied)

The building tent that is ablaze is reached by a fire website. ( Photo supplied )

A pickup was damaged in the grenade attack. (Photo supplied)

The three-person bomb blasts that hit the shattered delivery truck. ( Photo supplied )

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Grenade attack injures 3 at Guanyin statue site in Songkhla

The tall figure of the Guanyin statue under construction in Thepha district, Songkhla, remains standing after the attack on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)
The large number of the Guanyin monument under construction in Thepha area, Songkhla, remains standing after the assault on Wednesday night. ( Photo: Assawin Pakkawan )

On Wednesday night, two exploding grenades exploded into a construction site in the city’s Thepha area injuring three people, including a 9-year-old.

Around 6 o’clock in tambon Sakom, the statue was attacked at the building blog in Ban Pak Bang Sakom.

Somporn Namkheow, 45, from Chaiyaphum state, suffered debris scars all over his figure and Don Kaewloy, 46, from Kalasin, suffered wounds to her left foot.

The 9-year-old woman, Manthita Withawet, from Kalasin, had wounds to her head and chest.

All were taken to Thepha Hospital.

A pickup truck was destroyed by the explosions, which also started fires in the staff station.

Police arrived on the scene and discovered flyers in Thai and Myanmaric that threatened the lives of those who dared to work there and in other southern border regions.

TPI Polene Power Plc owns the 65-rai seafront community in Thepha. The business is building a 136-metre-high Guanyin monument, which may make it the world’s tallest and a fresh hospitality location in the South.

The statue had even serve as a worldview building. Development began two years ago, and it will be finished in 2026.

Now, the tallest Guanyin monument stands 108 feet high and is on Hainan area in China.

In Taiwanese Buddhism, Guanyin is adult, the goddess of eternal compassion and mercy.

A fire engine arrives to put out the fire at the construction workers' camp. (Photo supplied)

The design tent that is ablaze is reached by a fire website. ( Photo supplied )

A pickup was damaged in the grenade attack. (Photo supplied)

The three-person bomb blasts that hit the shattered pickup truck. ( Photo supplied )

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SSO may use Swedish scheme as new model

Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn
Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn

According to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the Labour Ministry will conduct an investigation into Sweden’s pension system in order to improve the Social Security Office’s ( SSO ) scheme and better address the needs of social security subscribers in an aging society.

Mr. Phiphat, who is leading a delegation of Thai labor officials to Stockholm, went to the Swedish Pension Agency ( SPA ) to get information and ideas for the SSO’s pension program.

He mentioned that during the visit, three crucial topics were discussed, including how the fund is managed effectively, how to invest in financial protection, and creative ways to enhance member services. According to Mr. Phiphat, one of the suggestions to address the socioeconomic changes in Thailand was establishing a flexible retirement age and developing annuity payment strategies to meet seniors ‘ needs.

The SSO is determined to strengthen the pension system in order to better meet the needs of the elderly, according to the labor secretary. He continued,” The SSO has also adopted digital technology to facilitate its management and ensure greater transparency.”

Boonsong Thapchaiyuth, the labour continuous director, said the SPA shared insights on ensuring the firm’s conservation, which included the setting up of a “buffer fund” to control the difference between coming contributions and cheerful pension benefits.

He claimed that a annuity score is in place in Sweden that adjusts income payments based on various variables, including changes in the average life expectancy and the average salary the recipient receives while working.

The SSO’s income system is managed differently, according to Thanapong Chuamuangpan, a member of the organization. However, the information gained from the visit can be used to enhance the SSO’s pension scheme management. Sweden’s income program offers more than 50 different advantages to all Swedes, according to Anna Pettersson Westerberg, head of the Swedish Pension Agency.

The sources of funding include efforts from the government, businesses, and insured people, as well as deliberate involvement, she said.

In addition, incentives are provided to keep persons employed, such as extending the pension age and allowing those who have reached the lowest retirement age to receive a portion of their annuity payments.

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Suriya insists SRT owns land

Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit
Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit

The State Railway of Thailand ( SRT), according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, has ownership of a disputed 5, 083-rai plot of land in Buri Ram’s Khao Kradong, and it will resolve any issues relating to the 900 people who are currently residing there in 30 days.

Mr Suriya, even a deputy prime minister, said on Tuesday the SRT is complying with the Supreme Court’s ruling in its behalf.

As such, when the Department of Lands ‘ director-general gave a different opinion from the Do L’s land committee, the SRT sent a letter of objection, he said, adding the body has yet to receive any response.

The railroad power is undoubtedly in control of the land, according to the jury. The SRT’s 20-page criticism letter provides clear theories as to why”, said Mr Suriya.

He claimed that the SRT has requested a meeting of legal professionals to carefully examine the situation involving the 900 people who are currently residing on the property.

He claimed that the claims against intruders are scheduled to be finished in a month.

Possible options for these people, as suggested by the Council of State, include renting property from the SRT.

Nevertheless, Mr Suriya emphasised the need to follow the law.

When questioned about whether the property in question covered the area where the current location of a football field and racing track was. He responded that he had not yet examined the specifics.

He said he was convinced the issue was being handled honestly.

He added that if someone is in error, both the SRT and themselves may face legal complaints of abuse.

Meanwhile, Thitikan Thitipruethikul, the People’s Party ( PP ) MP for Phuket and a spokesman for the House committee on land, natural resources, and environment, commented on the committee’s upcoming meeting to review issues related to land rights in the Khao Kradong area.

The council is scheduled to meet on Nov 27 to examine which sections require exploration, he said.

Laofang Bundidterdsakul, a PP list-MP, was asked to examine the facts surrounding the area on Khao Kradong next year.

The committee’s chair has the authority to add the subject to the plan. More discussions are required initially when being invited by individuals or organizations to offer explanations.

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iCon may lose licence over fraud claims

Warathaphon Waratyaworrakul, founder and CEO of The iCon Group, is escorted by police from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to the Criminal Court in Bangkok last month. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)
Warathaphon Waratyaworrakul, founder and CEO of The iCon Group, is escorted by police from the Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) to the Criminal Court in Bangkok last month. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )

The Office of the Consumer Protection Board ( OCPB) is considering revoking the licence of scandal-hit The iCon Group, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Jiraporn Sindhuprai said.

The direct sales company is alleged to have engaged in pyramid schemes and people fraud.

According to Ms. Jiraporn, OCPB is currently gathering data and information to ensure the company’s business license departure is properly handled.

On Wednesday, the Council of State will hold a discussion about the issue.

Ms. Jiraporn objected to the court’s slow progress, blaming strict enforcement of the applicable laws and regulations.

Ms. Jiraporn reported that the internal investigation against OCPB officials who allegedly served as The logo Group’s “guidance angels” had been extended by another 30 days and was scheduled to conclude on December 16.

In related news, Pol Maj Woranan Srilam, a DSI spokeswoman, said the DSI would go to Bangkok Remand Prison to further question 11 adult suspects in the case on Wednesday and on Thursday.

Prior to this, DSI authorities had to inform the suspects of their fees and conduct interviews, but they failed to provide any details, according to Pol Maj Woranan.

The suspects stated that they wanted to produce a statement of ignorance within 15 days, but the DSI has not yet received them.

Because all of the seven adult suspects who were being detained at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution had already made their claims, the DSI was free to ask them any more questions.

A dialogue between Kritanong Suwannawong, a mediator between The image Group and its alleged subjects, and another person about a 10-million-baht pay reportedly being made to the DSI was voiced on Monday. The Central Institute of Forensic Science’s criminal investigation department will receive the tracking.

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