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ANALYSIS: Farmers’ rights must be priority in next try at rice bill
Following growing pressure over its intention to help farmers, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) this past week decided to amend the bill one last time in an attempt to reach compromise. But still, the bill’s content was tied up with complicated plant varieties and plant ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
EXCLUSIVE: What went wrong with THE RICE BILL?
Legislation set for final reading coming week appears to have been gutted of measures to improve production and reward farmers for their hard work and wisdom.Everyone involved agrees that the rice bill – Thailand’s first legislation aimed at guiding holistic management of production – began ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Rice bill critics not clued up on latest draft, says minister
Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara tried Tuesday to placate opponents of the controversial rice bill, saying critics are mistakenly commenting on the previous draft, not the recently updated version. “Efforts have been made to present confusing and not-up-to-date information [about the bill] to the public ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Rice bill not in farmers' interests
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) made the right decision in backing down on the Rice Bill fight, removing controversial content which drew hefty criticism. It agreed to take out a contentious section that prohibits the trade of rice seeds which are not approved under requirements ...
New law will restrict traditional ways: farmers
Farmers are getting increasingly worried about the Rice Bill, which drafters claim would improve their lives, but is now causing huge controversy. Researchers and senior government officials have now joined farmers’ calls for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to address their concerns and avoid triggering ...
The Nation Reporter