Thai govt in bid to forestall fresh protests by rubber farmers

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Govt in bid to forestall fresh protests by rubber farmers
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Following protest threats, the government will instruct provincial governors from southern provinces to help farmers affected by the plummeting price of rubber, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.

One Surat Thani group of farmers has agreed to a Bt90 per kilo price for ribbed smoked rubber sheets - calling off a protest and cancelling a September 10 rally to burn symbolic coffins.

Another group insisted on Bt120 per kilo for its rubber and will join Nakhon Si Thammarat farmers in a major protest on September 14.

This prompted the Surat Thani governor to order a coordination centre dealing with the rubber price issue in Phun Phin district to remain.

Yingluck said the government would follow the four-point agreement which Deputy PM and Finance Minister Kittirat Na-Ranong had reached with rubber farmers. She walked away when asked if the government could meet the demands within seven days.

Songkhla police chief Pol Maj-General Suwit Chernsiri said so far no rubber farmers had planned to block the immigration checkpoints in Sadao district.

If they did attempt to do so, they would be prevented from getting there, he said.

Songkhla Governor Krissada Bunrat said he was confident he could dissuade the farmers not to create economic damage to the province, which earns mostly from exports and tourism.

Meanwhile, Deputy PM Niwatthumrong Boonsongpaisan said China has agreed to buy Thai agricultural produce including 1.2 million tonnes of rice, 300,000 tonnes tapioca and 200,000 tonnes of rubber.

The deal would be signed this month. China is also interested in setting up factories to process rubber and tapioca, including palm oil, he said.

Niwatthumrong said he could not tell if the rubber price would rise to Bt100 per kg. "The fact that we are exporting a large amount of rubber and with fewer inventories the price should be higher. But it would depend very much on the world price," he said.


-- The Nation 2013-09-09

[Ricardo]

Surely Thailand already has factories to process rubber, tapioca & palm-oil, to export-quality ?

Why would China wish to set up their own ones, and what would the advantage to Thailand be, if they did ?

[ggold]

Surely Thailand already has factories to process rubber, tapioca & palm-oil, to export-quality ?

Why would China wish to set up their own ones, and what would the advantage to Thailand be, if they did ?

None for Thailand, plenty for a certain family who's initials begin with S!

[15Peter20]

Learning the lessons of past Thaksin-oriented governments, this government has now become skillful at handling opponents through appeasement and inclusion. From turning the army itself around to now heading off troubled rubber farmers, it seems as though PTP are set fair to continue their dominance in Thai politics.

One wonders how many years it will be before another party can hope to rival such mastery of conflict resolution and beat PTP at their own game.

[MaxLee]

Yingluck said the government would follow the four-point agreement which Deputy PM and Finance Minister Kittirat Na-Ranong had reached with rubber farmers. She walked away when asked if the government could meet the demands within seven days.

Smiley smiley thank you, see you again next year or never again

[phetaroi]

Interesting that the Red Shirt protesters can run wild and burn major buildings to the ground to put in this government, but the rubber farmers can't protest.

[NongKhaiKid]

Interesting that the Red Shirt protesters can run wild and burn major buildings to the ground to put in this government, but the rubber farmers can't protest.

Having made a rod for their own back by pandering to the rice farmers the government have to face demands for similar treatment for other sectors having problems and ironically the rice farmers are now angry at the reduction in the subsidy for the 2nd crop and are threatening major protests.

Time for another overseas trip YL this is way over your head.

[siampolee]

Interesting to note I had a S.M.S. news message yesterday from ''The Nation" stating that China is about to sign a contract with the Thai government (?) stating that they, the Chinese government are going to purchase some 1.500,000 tons of rice, some 300,000 tons of rubber and some 200,000 of cassava.

Note however no prices were revealed in what one presumes is a G 2 G deal made no doubt at the Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatters tea Party.

'Twould seem according to the news flash and the Thai governments (?) statement as if salvation has arrived in the nick of time to assist those in need as well as those on the take too.

However I am not going to hold my breath regarding the truth of the matter, I find breathing an addiction personally hard to stop. much as the addiction to distorting the truth by this puppet government (?) is impossible for them to kick.

[ggold]

Interesting to note I had a S.M.S. news message yesterday from ''The Nation" stating that China is about to sign a contract with the Thai government (?) stating that they, the Chinese government are going to purchase some 1.500,000 tons of rice, some 300,000 tons of rubber and some 200,000 of cassava.

Note however no prices were revealed in what one presumes is a G 2 G deal made no doubt at the Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatters tea Party.

'Twould seem according to the news flash and the Thai governments (?) statement as if salvation has arrived in the nick of time to assist those in need as well as those on the take too.

However I am not going to hold my breath regarding the truth of the matter, I find breathing an addiction personally hard to stop. much as the addiction to distorting the truth by this puppet government (?) is impossible for them to kick.

Its a great way to hide the losses, Just say we did a G2G deal!!!

[LuckyLew]

"She walked away when asked if the government could meet the demands within seven days."

Useless

[ratcatcher]

Learning the lessons of past Thaksin-oriented governments, this government has now become skillful at handling opponents through appeasement and inclusion. From turning the army itself around to now heading off troubled rubber farmers, it seems as though PTP are set fair to continue their dominance in Thai politics.

One wonders how many years it will be before another party can hope to rival such mastery of conflict resolution and beat PTP at their own game.

And you are happy with that scenario no matter the damage to the Kingdom of Thakland. If the rice farmers rally about reduced pledge rates for later crops, let's see what the PTP do.

[hellodolly]

"She walked away when asked if the government could meet the demands within seven days."

Useless

It was either that or give me 6 months