Popular Post webfact Posted January 11 Popular Post Share Posted January 11 RICE FARMERS ARE NO LONGER allowed to literally put their product to dry on the surface of rural roads anywhere or else they could be immediately arrested, a government official confirmed today (Jan.11). The Rural Roads Department has issued a regulation to terminate the common practice of literally strewing the newly-harvested rice on the surface of the road, albeit only those with more than one lane, to dry in the sun. Such a natural way of drying the rice is practised now and then by farmers in all regions of the country since the price of humidity-coated rice could be slashed by the buying merchants or millers to the chagrin of the farmers. Some may have literally occupied one lane of a two-lane rural road with their purposely strewn rice for a matter of days at a time whilst others may have laid tarps over their product at night. By Thai Newsroom Reporters Rice spread out on the road to dry. Photo: Matichon Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-01-12 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pique Dard Posted January 11 Popular Post Share Posted January 11 25 minutes ago, webfact said: Some may have literally occupied one lane of a two-lane rural road with their purposely strewn rice for a matter of days at a time whilst others may have laid tarps over their product at night. ...now I understand why my rice sometimes smells of petrol 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) I dunno, but sound pretty unsanitary.... Edited January 12 by metisdead Trolling image removed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Rice from the road surface onto the dinner table; yum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post msbkk Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 It is a common sight when travelling in Isaan rural areas. For those here who are surprised I suggest to visit the real Thailand outside the tourist ghettos. 5 1 5 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sungod Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 3 minutes ago, msbkk said: It is a common sight when travelling in Isaan rural areas. For those here who are surprised I suggest to visit the real Thailand outside the tourist ghettos. Yes, it will be nice to take a look at some of the crop burning areas in rural Issan too. 2 1 1 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxx Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 There times "literally" in that short extract. How else are farmers going to strew rice? Metaphorically? For that matter, they don't "strew" the rice - it's not scattered untidily (which is what the word means), but rather raked into a thin, even layer. 2 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bobthegimp Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 3 hours ago, webfact said: literally 3 hours ago, webfact said: literally 3 hours ago, webfact said: literally Let me guess, a millennial wrote this article. It's like the trash written on reddit. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 13 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said: Let me guess, a millennial wrote this article. It's like the trash written on reddit. Literally 😀 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pouatchee Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 (edited) a couple years ago (about 8 i think) someone skidded on rice lain on a curb and died. they were supposed to stop the practice then. in a nutshell... nothing will ever be enforced Edited January 12 by Pouatchee 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post motdaeng Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 (edited) 4 hours ago, webfact said: RICE FARMERS ARE NO LONGER allowed to literally put their product to dry on the surface of rural roads anywhere or else they could be immediately arrested, a government official confirmed today (Jan.11). will it be enforced similarly to the burning ban? we all know how that turned out ... nothing happened!!! Edited January 12 by motdaeng spelling 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lordgrinz Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, motdaeng said: will it be enforced similarly to the burning ban? we all know how that turned out ... nothing happened!!! Just light the corner of the tarps on fire, problem solved.....a little more smoke won't hurt anything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 55 minutes ago, Pouatchee said: a couple years ago (about 8 i think) someone skidded on rice lain on a curb and died. they were supposed to stop the practice then. in a nutshell... nothing will ever be enforced Try 2 months ago! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 The real villains are the millers who exploit the rice farmers on price if it is not dried. Surely all petrol fumes are removed when milling? RTP refuse to implement the law on seatbelts in the back of pickups; they will do the same with this nonsensical law (unless it's been a lean month). 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bunnydrops Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, motdaeng said: will it be enforced similarly to the burning ban? we all know how that turned out ... nothing happened!!! I don't think this one will be enforced. But as for the burning, it has all but stopped in my area (west of Phimai). Cane fields use stripper machines now to remove the leaf. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouatchee Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, sungod said: Try 2 months ago! well, sadly, that is a new one to be added to the statisics bunch of selfish idiots i bet they did not even bother to put 'the warning branches' they always put on the road 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 6 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said: Rice from the road surface onto the dinner table; yum! Look more carefully at the photo. They never lay the rice directly on the road surface. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burma Bill Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 (edited) 5 hours ago, msbkk said: It is a common sight when travelling in Isaan rural areas. For those here who are surprised I suggest to visit the real Thailand outside the tourist ghettos. Yes indeed - and thanks. During my 20 years living in Thailand,first in Lanna and then in Isaan, drying rice on roads was a way of life (some may say culture) during the rice harvest season. The "Townies" and "Beach/Bar Bums" in the south have no idea. The dried rice is put into sacks and stored until required. These sacks are transported to a rice mill where the husks are removed to provide the rice grains which you cook. Anything coming out of beaurocratic Bangkok that affects this practise will, IMO, be ignored across the vast rural areas of Northern Thailand. Many of the local police and administration own farms and harvest rice this way. Interestingly, does this ban also include TEA? (in some mountain areas of North West Thailand e.g. Doi Mae Salong, which I used to visit as a Volunteer with the Tourist Police based in Chiang Rai) Edited January 12 by Burma Bill additional information 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 8 hours ago, webfact said: RICE FARMERS ARE NO LONGER allowed to literally put their product to dry on the surface of rural roads anywhere or else they could be immediately arrested, a government officia It will stop immediately, just like the crop burning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burma Bill Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 19 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: Look more carefully at the photo. They never lay the rice directly on the road surface. Absolutely correct. The farmers (and other village folk) generally use fine meshed blue netting - easy to gather in, as in fishing! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 7 hours ago, flyingtlger said: I dunno, but sound pretty unsanitary.... On plastic sheets......before the rice is de=husked obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Nobody will adhere to this law and the police (in rural areas) will also let the missus and family dry his rice on the road, so no arrests either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, webfact said: Such a natural way of drying the rice is practised now and then by farmers in all regions It is not "now and then." If a driveway or other area is not available it is a common practice and can be seen everywhere during harvest season. Another empty headed fool coming out with a thought bubble policy. This is the mesh that is used. Edited January 12 by dinsdale 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andycoops Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 Hilarious, as if the BiB are going to come out of the Aircon office and free WiFi to tour the villages looking for rice drying on the road. We haven't seen a policeman for years in my village, the last came to lock up serial burglar and drug dealer and only after money was paid... 555 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 49 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Interestingly, does this ban also include TEA? Or shrimp, which is also dried on the road in some areas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PolarAttack Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 This isn’t a new regulation, it pops up every other year. The problem is not creating regulations. It’s enforcing them. Farmers need to dry the rice somewhere. So they just use the road. They need to burn stuff so they burn stuff. Nothing ever changes when it comes to that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallmine68 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 8 hours ago, flyingtlger said: I dunno, but sound pretty unsanitary.... then you dont understand the process of farming, Cattle thrive in manure, pigs roll in their own excrement, fish swim in their own urine etc 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 This evening's meal - we're out of khao horm malee, so would you khao horm diesen or khao horm yang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 OMG...What next?....Make them drive on the correct side of the road? Give traffic signals, park tractors properly, look before exiting a side road............ Get off their backs. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritScot Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 9 hours ago, flyingtlger said: I dunno, but sound pretty unsanitary.... You want to see them drying chilli!!! You would never eat a dry chilli again. Rats running all over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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