Farmers to blockade roads over unpaid rice



BANGKOK: -- Rice farmers in 26 central and northern provinces threatened to blockade several roads after the government failed to pay for their rice pledged under the 2013/2014 main crop.

Thai Rice Farmers Association president Prasit Boonchoey, said most rice farmers have not been paid since October and therefore they would have no money to start planting the new rice crops.

The farmer representative said now farmers in 26 province would have to turn to road blockades to pressure the government to immediately pay for their rice.

The Commerce Ministry needed to act rather than just complaining to the government of having insufficient funds because the ministry’s response was against the cabinet’s pledge that the government could afford the rice pledging scheme.

Earlier on Monday, farmers in Phichit province in the North blockaded two lanes of the Asian Highway from Phitsanulok to Nakhon Sawan in Bung Narang district of Phichit to pressure local government authorities to speed up the rice payment which they had sold but payment was delayed over two months now.

They dispersed after local authorities comprising Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Internal Trade Department promised to coordinate with relevant government agencies to speed up the payment

But farmers threatened to regroup and blockade the Asian Highway again if payment was still put off.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/farmers-blockade-roads-unpaid-rice/

-- Thai PBS 2013-12-11

I posted this on another thread before this topic opened, sorry.

Best headline of the day from one of the other English language newspapers.

The government hasn't got the money to pay the farmers because they haven't sold enough of the overpriced rice.

Perhaps some of the wealthy members of PTP could dip into their savings accounts and assist the rice farmers?

Maybe an own goal coming up.

Forget Suthep and his marches. If anything is going to get rid of Thaksin and his cronies, or at least reduce their power, this will be it.

_{This is the end game....Suthep, the rubber farmers, and now the rice farmers. This is the unity we've been hearing about coming to pass. United against Thaksin and Yingluck.}

Think this needs big brother to dig deep in his pockets and

pay the farmers for their rice,after all it was his idea ! but it

will never happen.

Think the PM will be quite happy now she has dissolved

Parliament,as it was the only way for her and the Government,

to get out of this massive mess they have caused.they will be

back saying it was previous Government that caused this huge

problem for Thailand,.......and the poor of Issan will believe them!

regards Worgeordie

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

I posted this on another thread before this topic opened, sorry.

Best headline of the day from one of the other English language newspapers.

The government hasn't got the money to pay the farmers because they haven't sold enough of the overpriced rice.

Perhaps some of the wealthy members of PTP could dip into their savings accounts and assist the rice farmers?

Maybe an own goal coming up.

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Seems that there might be a "Pink Bentley" that could be sold by someone to raise some money for the farmers to get paid for their rice?

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

Could not count how many PRO government posters have stated that Thaksin is loved by the POOR farmers, because he gave them support when they wanted it, he gave them hope---he promised them so much during the election campaign. NOW LOOK AT THIS MESS. sorry folks--let them Block the roads maybe they will see the light.

Lets see how many pro Thaksin posters post on this thread ??????????????? any guesses lads and lassies.

Perfect storm brewing? Maybe.....

Well done PTP! Are you guys as usual going to deny it's your fault and shift the responsibility to someone else? Blame this on the Dems and the protests?

This was bound to happen, the poorly thought out rice pledge scheme is typical of the former governments inability to organize , plan and deliver, this was always a vote buying programme and it has cost the nation considerable sums of money and trade advantage, those concerned should hang their heads in shame, a public enquiry no less is all this scheme deserves.

I can smell cooked goose

313 of them

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I posted this on another thread before this topic opened, sorry.

Best headline of the day from one of the other English language newspapers.

The government hasn't got the money to pay the farmers because they haven't sold enough of the overpriced rice.

Perhaps some of the wealthy members of PTP could dip into their savings accounts and assist the rice farmers?

Maybe an own goal coming up.

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Seems that there might be a "Pink Bentley" that could be sold by someone to raise some money for the farmers to get paid for their rice?

Can you imagine any of the PT people...or in fact any of the pollies on any side, paying for anything, except for their own uses?

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

No worries. PT are a shoo in to win the next election just like in Bangkok and Don Muang.

Oh, wait a minute......

Guy who rents wifeys paddy cut his rice a couple of days ago. Just been told he has to wait a minimum of one month for the payment and is seriously peed off.

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A Scooby Doo moment if there ever was one - "Ruh Row, Raggy!"

Yes, this is stupid mismanagement, but...if the political field is becoming level, why Suthep's push to halt democracy because the ballot box is tilted too far to the one side and democarcy is out of balance?

His strategy, if the majority of the posters in this thread are correct, is completely illogical and unnecessary.

These two arguments (PT is on trouble and lets dissolve demiocracy) are diametrically opposed to each other. It's like saying the Dem strategists said, "PT is in big trouble next election, so let's quit parliament, start a street uprising, then boycott the election -- it will be a sure way to win moderate votes!"

One plus purple does not equal cube.

I posted this on another thread before this topic opened, sorry.

Best headline of the day from one of the other English language newspapers.

The government hasn't got the money to pay the farmers because they haven't sold enough of the overpriced rice.

Perhaps some of the wealthy members of PTP could dip into their savings accounts and assist the rice farmers?

Maybe an own goal coming up.

May not sold enough rice,

but the finance ministry said the BAAC have 500 Billion Baht revolving fund plus 180 Billion Baht returned.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/683698-thai-finance-ministry-baac-has-sufficient-funds-for-rice-subsidy/

The BAAC reported they have no money.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/683351-thai-bank-clarifies-why-it-has-no-money-to-pay-rice-farmers/

so where is that money now?

who get what, for what?

There must be a very big dark hole.

Absorbing a lot.

Us rubber farmers in Loei are still waiting for our promised fertiliser subsidy, what a complete mess this is causing!

Us rubber farmers in Loei are still waiting for our promised fertiliser subsidy, what a complete mess this is causing!

Our local orbotor office has lost the data for the people whose land was tor bor 5. We aren't getting a cetang.

I posted this on another thread before this topic opened, sorry.

Best headline of the day from one of the other English language newspapers.

The government hasn't got the money to pay the farmers because they haven't sold enough of the overpriced rice.

Perhaps some of the wealthy members of PTP could dip into their savings accounts and assist the rice farmers?

Maybe an own goal coming up.

Perhaps the money isn't there to pay for the rice because it will be needed to buy votes in the upcoming election.

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

Deliberate misinformation.

Where does it say the Northeast? Another example of extrapolation in order to stir the pot.

Poster must be a Suthep devotee? Same M.O.

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

They will.

Remember YOU can FOOL all of the people ALL of the time... especially here.

Well, thats it, why I say, I have never seen a pool of incompetence like this Government. And the reason is easy, they push their friends in positions, and above employee, people must pay for a higher position. Carry on Thailand...

no money to pay for votes and protest in favor of the government?

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

Deliberate misinformation.

Where does it say the Northeast? Another example of extrapolation in order to stir the pot.

Poster must be a Suthep devotee? Same M.O.

Sp please tell us with your encyclopedic knowledge of Thailand, where you think these rice farmers are that have not been paid. Just what part of Thailand do you think they are from?

MIL and her neighbors haven't gotten their $$$ yet. I've learned a few more Isaan curses. And they do point their blame on YL.

You reap what you sow. You get who you voted for.

MIL and her neighbors haven't gotten their $$$ yet. I've learned a few more Isaan curses. And they do point their blame on YL.

It's almost enough, to make her cry again, then smirk after she's turned away from the cameras !