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Green Climate Fund-supported climate-smart planting methods

According to local officials, a five-year Thai Rice Green Climate Fund ( GCF ) project is anticipated to help more than 250 000 smallholder farmers in Thailand while lowering emissions in the agricultural sector by 2.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

According to Pavich Kasawong, assistant director-general of the Department of Climate Change and Environment, the project aims to encourage a revolutionary change by widely implementing sustainable and climate-savvy cultivation methods.

Following the signing of a funding agreement between the GCF and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ( GIZ ) for the project” Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate – Smart Rice Farming ,” Mr. Pavich made the remarks.

During a conference of the GCF committee in Tbilisi, Georgia, the project was given the go-ahead.

The GCF has approved the Rice Department, operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and the GIZ for a grant of€ 38 million( 1.45 billion baht ) to complete the project. According to Mr. Pavich, it is anticipated to start the following month and last until 2029.

The GCF, the largest global climate financing organization in the world, invests in climate change initiatives in developing nations to support its emissions reduction commitments under the terms of the Paris Agreement.

The bank makes investments in both climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives that lower greenhouse gas emissions.

According to Mr. Pavich, the Thai initiative aims to give prone growers access to climate-smart farming systems and help them make better decisions in the face of climate shift.

Thai public-sector associates, including the Rice Department, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Planning, are providing co-financing in addition to the€ 38 million grant from the GCF.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and colleagues in the private business support it.

Concentrate on the three Northeastern regions that are responsible for the major smuggling routes.

Three regions in the North and Northeast will have opioid drug control centers, according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke on Tuesday.

According to him, the program is in line with the latest government’s decision to develop additional initiatives to support comprehensive drug suppression, with results anticipated within a year.

To increase efficiency in terms of cooperation and knowledge discussing among organizations involved in the fight against drugs, Mr. Chai announced the establishment of command centers in four regions in Nakhon Phanom and 11 districts of Chiang Mai.

Because of their proximity to the main transportation pathways used by smuggling gangs to bring meth and other illegal medicines, the three provinces were selected.

At least 80 % of seized drugs, which were primarily produced along the Myanmar-Thailand-Laos borders or the so-called Golden Triangle, came from the north regions before 2022, according to a Ministry of Justice report.

Drug traffickers moved an estimated 45 % of their exports to the northern region as repression efforts in those areas grew more severe.

Drug seizures have increased as a result of police work on the route. According to the review, 500 million tablets have been seized so far this year, up from about 70 million in 2003.

According to Mr. Chai, the Royal Thai Police estimate that at least 600,000 people in the nation are dependent on illegal drugs, with 30 000 of them developing emotional illnesses as a result.

The news of the new order centers came after three members of a drug gang were detained the previous day in Chiang Mai’s Muang district, where 5 million pills had been seized.

Farmers who consent to keep grain until February may apply for loans to cover their expenses.

In an effort to help farmers who are suffering from low prices, the government on Tuesday approved 55 billion ringgit value of measures to stabilize rice grain prices.

According to government official Chai Wacharonke, the measures primarily consist of loans to producers to postpone rice grain sales for five months until the end of February until prices are more favorable.

During the five-month time, the government anticipates harvesting 3 million kilos of rice grain, he said.

Additionally, he added, loans are available for farmers’ organizations to get involved in the grain rice market.

An earlier Ministry of Commerce proposal for support measures worth 69 billion baht to stabilize prices for the 2023 – 2024 harvest season was rejected by the national rice policy committee last week.

The government was instructed to review the resources and nbsp by the council presided over by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and to postpone a plan to give farmers 1, 000 baht per ray, which would require spending of up to 56.3 billion Baht.

Up to 600 agricultural cooperative may be able to help grain farmers store their produce at the start of the crop year, according to the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry.

In the northern Myanmar township of Laukkaing, more than 160 Thais who were duped into working for con artists will be returned back through the Yunnan province of China without facing any immigration charges.

The 162 Thais who had been rescued were lured to Laukkaing town, which is located in Shan State’s self-run Kokang zone, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha – Nukara & nbsp, who stated on Tuesday. They were undergoing ethnicity confirmation after being evacuated to a secure location.

The minister said that if everything went according to plan, they may be driven to Lincang city in the Yunnan province of China, which is located on four kilometers from Laukkaing. All 162 were secure.

Traveling files were being provided by officials at the Thai consulate in Yangon, according to Mr. Parnpree.

Although they had entered Myanmar improperly, government it agreed to exempt them from emigration charges, according to Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, a lieutenant federal police chief in charge of overseeing their return, who spoke on Tuesday in Yangon. This was evidence of the cordial relationship between Thai immigration officers and Myanmar.

In order to discuss help for the 162 Thais, he had met with Myanmar immigration main Maung Paung Than. Given the uncomfortable situation in Shan State, it was decided that it would be best to expedite the process and guarantee their safe relocation. Among the returnees, Pol Gen Surachate said, were infertile people.

A 29-year-old man was detained on Tuesday night after allegedly tweeting a threat against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the X system.

In the Chom Thong neighborhood of Bangkok’s Soi Suan Luang, Krisada Panbanphaeo was taken into custody.

According to the officers, Mr. Krisada posted a image of the prime minister on the X system on Sunday along with obnoxious emails pleading for the” high” man in the photo to be killed and offering compensation.

When authorities detained him, the suspect reportedly admitted to posting the picture and information and expressed his disappointment that his favorite political party had broken its vote claims. He expressed regret and said he was prepared to deal with the repercussions.

According to Section 392 of the Criminal Code, he was accused by the officers of making challenges against another man. The greatest punishment for the offense is one month in prison and / or a fine of 10,000 baht.

The Pheu Thai-led government’s leader, Mr. Srettha, declared on Tuesday that he was aware of the situation and that the correct actions had been taken.

The government was subject to criticism, but he said & nbsp,” I would rather it be constructive, not threatening.”

RAYONG: Chaiyamphawan Manpianjit, a Bangkok MP who has just been fired on suspicion of sexual misconduct, was expelled by the Move Forward Party’s executive and MPs overwhelmingly on Tuesday night.

The largest criticism party’s 128 senior users and MPs attended the Rayong meeting.

Chaithawat Tulaton, the president of the MFP, declared that everyone had agreed. Mr. Chaiyamphawan had disobeyed the group’s request that he issue a statement of explanation and repentance.

According to Mr. Chaithawat, his exclusion from the group took place right away.

Three sexual assistants were allegedly sexually harassed by Mr. Chaiyamphawan, also known as Puaut, 34.

There were enough votes to expel only Mr. Wuttiphong & nbsp, who later claimed he was being persecuted after disclosing details of corruption by an assistant to an executive member of the party. Last week, MFP members had gathered to vote on the expulsion of Mr Chaiyamphawan and Prachin Buri MP, but there was enough support to do so.

MFP head Chaithawat claimed that party leaders were aware that Mr. Chayamphawan had harassed one assistant while she was drunk and powerless to object.

They thought Mr. Chaiyamphawan’s motivation for taking her back to his villas was dubious.

He claimed that Mr. Chaiyamphawan had half invited the next assistant to travel upcountry with him by himself. Because the journey had nothing to do with her job, she had declined the invitation.

The MP, according to the fourth assistant, made unwanted advances that caused her to resign from her position a month later.

According to the law, an MP who has been expelled from one party must re-join another group within 30 days of being removed from office.

Beverages can be served at nightclubs until 4 a.m., but restaurants cannot.

According to a clearing from Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, nightclubs in the four locations where opening hours will be extended may provide alcohol until 4 am in accordance with their current licenses.

Although club beginning days in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, and Phuket may be extended until 4am, Mr. Anutin previously stated that alcohol sales occasions would not be. His comments drew criticism from providers of nightclubs.

” I might have been a little mistaken because I discussed many things. According to the curate, entertainment venues may sell alcohol under their current licenses and remain open until 4 a.m.

Hotels may also have entertainment facilities available until 4 a.m. According to Mr. Anutin, the director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration would provide more information.

Nevertheless, he claimed that bars may just provide drinking until after midnight.

The administration’s plan to expand the opening hours of entertainment facilities in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Phuket, and Chiang Mai until 4am did not contain extending time for the sale of alcoholic beverages, according to Sanga Ruengwattanakul, chairman of the Khao San Road Businesses Association.

He claimed that it would not result in increased visitor investing because it was in opposition to stimulating tourism. He claimed that foreign tourists’ eating habits were different from Thai clubbers ‘, who preferred to purchase a bottle of spirits with machines and consume it until it was time to close. He claimed that immigrants typically ordered one drinks, one after the other.

There was no place in extending starting hours if amusement venues may not offer liquor during the extended hours, he said.

Despite the fact that they were the main players, Mr. Sanga claimed that the government had not asked any nightspot users for their opinions.

Mr. Sanga’s opinion that it was impossible to let longer opening hours while preventing liquor sales until the prolonged closing time of 4am was shared by the Thai Restaurant Businesses Association. The organization also highlighted the disparate eating preferences of Thais and foreigners.