Investigation launched on rotten and burnt rice cases in Phitsanulok

PHITSANULOK, 18 September 2013 (NNT) - The Commerce Ministry has established a committee to investigate the case of rotten and burnt pledged rice being dumped in a warehouse in Phitsanulok Province.

Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach expected that the committee would complete its investigation within 2 weeks. The probing result would later be forwarded to the rice pledging monitoring sub-committee and the National Rice Policy Committee.

Meanwhile, Director General of the Marketing Organization for Farmers Thanetpol Thanaboonyawat reiterated that the 1,000 tons of rice in question were from the 2008 rice pledging scheme.

He said the rice was part of the 13,000 ton lot sold to a Chinese firm, with 12,000 tons of the lot already shipped to China. However, the planned shipment of the remainder was stalled by the 2011 floods which also damaged the stored rice.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse. Mr. Thanetpol nonetheless stressed that the relocation had been done properly, denying the rumor that the rice was part of the recent rice fraudulent cases.


-- NNT 2013-09-18

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice (after 3 years), the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space ditch behind the warehouse. and lit it on fire.

All on the up and up. No story here.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

Sounds more like insurance fraud to me...

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

That is possible.....put enough wet grass together and it may start to burn on itself. It is the heat from rotting inside.

But still....flooded rice, flooded with dirty water, will be placed outside the warehouse for drying where it start burning....that story is bad....

He took the wet rotting rice out of his warehouse because it is lost. Put it behind the warehouse so he can proof that he didn't sell it.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

That is possible.....put enough wet grass together and it may start to burn on itself. It is the heat from rotting inside.

But still....flooded rice, flooded with dirty water, will be placed outside the warehouse for drying where it start burning....that story is bad....

He took the wet rotting rice out of his warehouse because it is lost. Put it behind the warehouse so he can proof that he didn't sell it.

To be fair, if you read the article carefully, it was the Marketing Organisation for Farmers that come up with the "spontaneous combustion" theory as part of their initial "probe", not the government. The Deputy Commerce Minister said that the government would investigate further.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

That is possible.....put enough wet grass together and it may start to burn on itself. It is the heat from rotting inside.

But still....flooded rice, flooded with dirty water, will be placed outside the warehouse for drying where it start burning....that story is bad....

He took the wet rotting rice out of his warehouse because it is lost. Put it behind the warehouse so he can proof that he didn't sell it.

To be fair, if you read the article carefully, it was the Marketing Organisation for Farmers that come up with the "spontaneous combustion" theory as part of their initial "probe", not the government. The Deputy Commerce Minister said that the government would investigate further.

Thanks for the correction. It will be interesting to see if the government goes along with it.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

My bet is he was trying to dry it before shipping it out the China as part of the 13'000 tonne lot . Once its in China it's someone else's problem; the warehouse owner has had his slice of the pie.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

Sounds like a case for the X files, mysterious spontaneous combustion ,they could

also take on the case of the evil spirits, and the strange case of why so many Farangs

fall off balconies in Pattaya.

regards Worgeordie

.....established a committee......yeah.....I wonder what they will find........surely, no blame to be cast.....or else......

Investigation launched on rotten and burnt rice cases in Phitsanulok

Saving FACE for dummies, born yesterday

It's a new "Burning Issue"

After reading this believing in ghosts doesn't seem so ridiculous after all.

In an attempt to dry out the damaged rice, the warehouse owner relocated the rice to a space behind the warehouse.

Maybe he was trying to dry it out the rice by burning it.

A story in the other newspaper says the inital government report claims the rice was subject to " spontaeneous combustion " so the public is being asked to believe this wet and rotting rice suddenly burst into flames and this in the rainy season too !

Government excuses for everything are becoming ever more ridiculous and spontaneous combustion is up there with the evil spirts much loved by SRT and Thai Airways.

That is possible.....put enough wet grass together and it may start to burn on itself. It is the heat from rotting inside.

But still....flooded rice, flooded with dirty water, will be placed outside the warehouse for drying where it start burning....that story is bad....

He took the wet rotting rice out of his warehouse because it is lost. Put it behind the warehouse so he can proof that he didn't sell it.

To be fair, if you read the article carefully, it was the Marketing Organisation for Farmers that come up with the "spontaneous combustion" theory as part of their initial "probe", not the government. The Deputy Commerce Minister said that the government would investigate further.

Thanks for the correction. It will be interesting to see if the government goes along with it.

I am also interested and will try to follow the probe. I try not to come to a conclusion without more information, regardless of the sources.

nice, rice from 2008

wherehouses full

and still commiting this financial bankrupt

how stupid is the top ?

ah yes, promises made that have to be kept , to ensure another victory next election