Farmers hail Thai govt promise to pay overdue debts within month

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Farmers hail govt promise to pay overdue debts within month
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BANGKOK, Feb 17 – Farmers have welcomed the government’s move to pay them Bt4 billion daily, starting today until the Bt130 billion in overdue payments are paid off within a month.

Vichien Puanglamchiak, president of the Thai Farmers Association, yesterday reacted positively to the statement by caretaker Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan.

“This is the best news for farmers. We believe the government will keep its promise,” he said.

Mr Vichien said the receipts given to farmers after their delivered rice to millers under the subsidy scheme would be indefinitely valid to cash with the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives.

A rice receipt normally expires in four and a half months but farmers submitted their receipts much earlier in exchange for cash, he said.

The opposition Democrat Party called on caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to directly announce to farmers on payment details, including timeframe, amount of money and the location of the payment.

Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the party economic team would closely monitor the government’s payment procedure to ensure that farmers receive their money.

“If the government is unable to pay farmers, it should return the rice to farmers so they could sell it (themselves). Farmers have been paying interest for their borrowings for the past 7-8 months,” he said. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-02-17

[JesseFrank]

Promise a five year old he will get an ice cream soon, an he will also stop crying.

Repeat as often as necessary .

[webfact]

Kittirat says farmers will be speedily paid in full amount



BANGKOK: -- Caretaker Finance Minister Kittirat na Ranong reassured that all farmers will be paid in full and now the Finance Ministry is working closely with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to pay farmers as soon as possible.

Posted in his Facebook page today, Mr Kittirat said all farmers who pledged their rice under the government’s rice pledging scheme and hold the rice vouchers will have rights to receive payment in full amount.

He said the Finance Ministry and the BAAC are working closely to ensure speedy payment.

He also reiterated the sincerity of the government to work fully for the farmers, and added that today would be a significant chance to see who really is sincere with the farmers and who is attempting to exploit the farmers’ plight as a political tool.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/kittirat-says-farmers-will-speedily-paid-full-amount/


-- Thai PBS 2014-02-17

[khwaibah]

Don't count your chickens before they hatch..

[tomacht8]

So 1 million farmers are then run today to their bank branch?
Who comes first will get money, others then later?
How will this be organized?

[Nickymaster]

BANGKOK, Feb 17 – Farmers have welcomed the government’s move to pay them Bt4 billion daily, starting today until the Bt130 billion in overdue payments are paid off within a month.

I don't believe.

[LuckyLew]

And in 32 days the farmers will once again be protesting and blocking highways as the PTP have failed and lied once again

[Rob8891]

I hope they don't forget the way they've been screwed when it comes to voting again......but......?

[icommunity]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

[noitom]

The Thai farmers are back on board with the government.

[Why ask]

"Posted in his Facebook page today, Mr Kittirat said all farmers who pledged their rice under the government’s rice pledging scheme and hold the rice vouchers will have rights to receive payment in full amount."

1. What is it with Thais doing business on facebook, of all places?

2. Note the clever wording.."will have rights to receive" -- having a right to something and actually receiving it are two completely different notions.

[chainarong]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Hasn't been a Member of this administration charged , U sure of that?

[SamMunich]

tomacht8

So 1 million farmers are then run today to their bank branch?

Who comes first will get money, others then later?

How will this be organized?

Of course not 1 million farmers will get paid. More likely a very few get paid a million Baht.

E.g. quite likely this guy: "Vichien Puanglamchiak, president of the Thai Farmers Association", ashe has been bought off by the politicians, before and now again. Given, that they have only a little bit of money, compared to the overall due amount, they will pay only those leaders, that can influence the other farmers. The rest can stay hungry and commit suicide, nobody in government gives a sh*t about them!

[chainarong]

If the farmers get bitten again, I certainly will not back there cause, whether next week or next year under the PTP., I see a certain amount of yellow appearing here.

[phutoie2]

Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the party economic team would closely monitor the government’s payment procedure to ensure that farmers receive their money.

Dems - could not be arsed to take part in any elections but want to monitor the money trail. Take a running jump Abhisit.

[billd766]

I see that the government official at the Ministry of Lies is active once again.

Can somebody please explain how the 4 Bn baht from the 17Bn baht they may have borrowed will last and magically turn into 130 Bn baht.

They will need to sell 6 or 7 MILLION tons of rice to get that much and by Friday too.

Edited February 17, 2014 by billd766

[SamMunich]

icommunity:

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

What a ridiculous post! It wasn't the farmers, that were cheating, that was done by politicians and millers, traders etc, but not regular farmers. How come you think them farmers are cheating?

And they should work hard? How hard working are those, that demand hard work by others? Most times these "demanding" people don't even know hard work! I can tell that from my own experience, so don't give me any more of such crap. And btw., how are the farmers supposed to work hard, if they have no money to buy seeds, fertilizer or food that would be necessary to work hard???

Support the government? Support your local maffia and other exploiters, that would be more to the point. And the only fight the government has with corruption is the fight against multiple charges of corruption against themselves... None yet convicted, but a looong line of court cases is waiting for them!

[Robby nz]

Yet from yesterday we had the BAAC saying

The borrowed cash should relieve pressure on the government for at least a month, as the BAAC usually has the capacity to process payments of two billion to three billion baht per week.

But now the minister of white lies tells us the 130 billion will be paid within a month.

But then he never has been much good at maths.

[seajae]

this should read "the ptp/redshirt farmer leader" says its ok, in reality it is all bullsh*t and this man is simply a ptp plant to lie to the farmers again. Lets see exactly how many get paid, it will only be the reds/north east farmers that are ptp/redshirt faithful, the rest will be left wanting. The ptp/thaksin are getting desperate and using whatever means possible to stop their collapse,

[Why ask]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Have you ever actually been past Korat, or even Future Park guessing by some of your statements. How naive can one get?

[telecom]

The Thai farmers are back on board with the government.

Yes, and here they are storming the Defense HQ where Yingluck is, presumably to give her a nice big hug I suppose.

Ph they must really love her, look how they are determined to break through the police barrier to show their respects.

[icommunity]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Have you ever actually been past Korat, or even Future Park guessing by some of your statements. How naive can one get?

What are you asking? Why ask???

[icommunity]

icommunity:

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

What a ridiculous post! It wasn't the farmers, that were cheating, that was done by politicians and millers, traders etc, but not regular farmers. How come you think them farmers are cheating?

And they should work hard? How hard working are those, that demand hard work by others? Most times these "demanding" people don't even know hard work! I can tell that from my own experience, so don't give me any more of such crap. And btw., how are the farmers supposed to work hard, if they have no money to buy seeds, fertilizer or food that would be necessary to work hard???

Support the government? Support your local maffia and other exploiters, that would be more to the point. And the only fight the government has with corruption is the fight against multiple charges of corruption against themselves... None yet convicted, but a looong line of court cases is waiting for them!

What and why are you ranting?????

[icommunity]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Hasn't been a Member of this administration charged , U sure of that?

Charged or convicted????????

[telecom]

BANGKOK, Feb 17 – Farmers have welcomed the government’s move to pay them Bt4 billion daily, starting today until the Bt130 billion in overdue payments are paid off within a month.

Then we have

BANGKOK, Feb 17 – The Government Savings Bank (GSB) admitted that it has granted Bt5 billion in loans to the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) amid opposition by the GSB labour union for fear that the loans would be paid to farmers under the government's rice pledging scheme.

So how they going to pay 4 Bn a day?

They only borrowed 5 Bn, in the first place.... illegally.

One comment goes straight to the farmers....... SUCKERS!!!!

[h90]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

no they can't vote the government out.....because there was no opposition at the last election (beside Chuvit)

[rubl]

BANGKOK, Feb 17 – Farmers have welcomed the government’s move to pay them Bt4 billion daily, starting today until the Bt130 billion in overdue payments are paid off within a month.

I don't believe.

Such negative thoughts!

I would almost bet you also didn't believe it when the government said they would pay by mid-January, starting mid-January, definitely have paid by end-of-January?

[Thaddeus]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Have you ever actually been past Korat, or even Future Park guessing by some of your statements. How naive can one get?

What are you asking? Why ask???

I think he is asking if you have ever even looked out of the window instead of having your head buried in the 'The Bumper Book of Red Facts'

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/705024-farmers-break-into-thai-defence-compound-monday/

Spin that.

Edited February 17, 2014 by Thaddeus

[thesetat2013]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

You mean they have not confirmed YET the names and charges filed against the gov. THIS INFO WAS SAID TO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF FEB.

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[icommunity]

Good news for farmers. If they don't want the rice pledging scheme, they can always vote the government out. If they want the scheme, they should protect the scheme by not cheating and colluding with unscrupulous traders, millers, officials, and politicians, etc. They should work hard and support the government in fighting corruptions and irregularities and report corrupt traders, millers, officials and politicians etc. They should also not collude with saboteurs. It is good to know that no cabinet minister has been convicted of involving in irregularities and corruptions.

Have you ever actually been past Korat, or even Future Park guessing by some of your statements. How naive can one get?

What are you asking? Why ask???

I think he is asking if you have ever even looked out of the window instead of having your head buried in the 'The Bumper Book of Red Facts'

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/705024-farmers-break-into-thai-defence-compound-monday/

Spin that.

Are you sure and what has the link got to do with

Farmers hail Thai govt promise to pay overdue debts within month

We should be happy with the farmer and advice them accordingly, instead of wanting to see them miserable.