Thailand Live Sunday 26 Feb 2012

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Deputy Natl Police chief says police have found person who stuck 'SEJEAL' stickers via CCTV footage; stickers being checked for DNA/TAN_Network

DPM Chalerm files defamation suit at those who alleged he was drunk during Parliament session; 3 newspapers also targeted/​/TAN_Network

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Phuket Police round up Rohingya refugees in Nai Harn

Phuket Gazette –

Rohingya refugees at Chalong Police Station in Phuket this afternoon. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo.

A 13-year-old boy, one of the youngest members of the group of 102 Rohingya that came ashore at Nai Harn Beach in Phuket this morning. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/536519-phuket-police-round-up-rohingya-refugees-in-nai-harn/page__view__findpost__p__5089431

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From 1-April, Land Transport Dept to start using Radio Frequency Identification tags to control speed of passenger vans/MCOT

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Democrat MP Boonyod claims garbage dump at Parliaments sees lots of empty liquor and soda bottles proving MPs do drink during House sessions/TAN_Network

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Parboiled rice exports bring in billions of baht in annual revenue

BANGKOK, 26 February 2012 (NNT) – Thai parboiled rice is popular in overseas markets and generates billions of baht in revenue each year.

Deputy Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives Niwat Sutheemeechaikul revealed that Thailand exports around 8-10 million tonnes of rice per year. Out of that figure, 0.7-1 million tonnes are parboiled rice. Exports of parboiled rice earn several billion baht each year; however, their volume declined slightly in 2010. Of the total quantity of parboiled rice exports, about 200,000 tonnes are high-quality rice, worth 1.3 billion baht per year. The main customers of Thai parboiled rice include African and Middle-eastern countries.

Thailand’s main competitors are Vietnam and the US. However, the quality of Thai parboiled rice is still superior to Vietnamese rice. Cambodia also produces parboiled rice; however, the neighbouring country stands a small chance in the competition due to a difficulty in transportation.

Additionally, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which is taking shape in 2015 will allow Thailand a greater opportunity to increase parboiled rice exports as the country will be able to import more paddy from its neighbours, especially Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos while many rice mills in the country are ready to absorb the produce.

-- NNT 2012-02-26

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Ombudsman submits letter to PM asking clarification about her meeting with property developers at BKK hotel/MCOT

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Haze in Lampang causes flight delays from low visibility

LAMPANG, Feb 26 - Haze in this northern province on Sunday has caused flight delays from low visibility of some 400 metres, the lowest since January.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....ost__p__5089878

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Land Transport Dept to adopt new method to control speeding passenger vans

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/536565-land-transport-dept-to-adopt-new-method-to-control-speeding-passenger-vans/page__view__findpost__p__5089893

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