Yingluck to stage another pack rice sale

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Yingluck to stage another pack rice sale

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stage another round of pack rice sale at the Imperial World Samrong shopping mall on Friday in her effort to help farmers who are suffering from sharp price drop.

 

Writing on her Facebook page, she thanked supporters and some farmers of Phitsanuloke who came to her house to help pack rice of five kgs in each plastic bag. She said she would sell the pack rice at Imperial World Samrong shopping mall in Samut Prakan with farmers from Ubon Ratchathani, Amnart Charoen, Maha Sarakham, Roi-et and Surin provinces.

 

She added that the rice sale at 20 baht per kg was intended to give moral support to farmers.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yingluck-to-stage-another-pack-rice-sale/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-11

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Yingluck to sell rice in person for second time
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stand outside a shopping mall in Samut Prakan today to sell rice directly to consumers.

 

The appearance will be the second time she sells rice bought from farmers in the Northeast. Last Saturday, Yingluck sold 10 tonnes of jasmine rice bought from farmers within an hour outside the Fashion Island shopping mall.

The former prime minister joined farmers and volunteers yesterday to pack a tonne of jasmine rice to sell today as part of her campaign to help farmers as the price of rice continues to drop dramatically. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/politics/30299713

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-11-11

[Thechook]

A girl has to work

[waldroj]

"...Last Saturday, Yingluck sold 10 tonnes of jasmine rice bought from farmers within an hour..."

 

 

"...She added that the rice sale at 20 baht per kg was intended to give moral support to farmers..."

 

Just shows, whether it's a media stunt or not, when it comes to rice, she can still pack em in.

 

Not the kind of news Prayut was wanting to hear !!!

 

When asked to comment about her next pack rice sale, the normally outspoken "leader" seems to be surprisingly lost for words.

 

[Thechook]

14 minutes ago, waldroj said:

"...Last Saturday, Yingluck sold 10 tonnes of jasmine rice bought from farmers within an hour..."

 

 

"...She added that the rice sale at 20 baht per kg was intended to give moral support to farmers..."

 

Just shows, whether it's a media stunt or not, when it comes to rice, she can still pack em in.

 

Not the kind of news Prayut was wanting to hear !!!

 

When asked to comment about her next pack rice sale, the normally outspoken "leader" seems to be surprisingly lost for words.

 

He will probably see the next sale as a political gathering and a threat to national security, the troops will be sent in and grandma will be arrested and the rice she purchased confiscated.

[Thailand]

Just imagine the temper tantrums and all the toys being thrown out of the pram at a certain Bangkok resident of an ex general who is getting trumped again by the arch rivals.

[FritsSikkink]

55 minutes ago, waldroj said:

"...Last Saturday, Yingluck sold 10 tonnes of jasmine rice bought from farmers within an hour..."

 

 

"...She added that the rice sale at 20 baht per kg was intended to give moral support to farmers..."

 

Just shows, whether it's a media stunt or not, when it comes to rice, she can still pack em in.

 

Not the kind of news Prayut was wanting to hear !!!

 

When asked to comment about her next pack rice sale, the normally outspoken "leader" seems to be surprisingly lost for words.

 

Should have done that while in power

[colinneil]

Yingluck is only doing this to upset the General.

Not to help the rice farmers, just to enrage the man.

[Wilsonandson]

Yingluck is only doing this to upset the General.
Not to help the rice farmers, just to enrage the man.

Or

“To encourage and help farmers to sell the jasmine rice at Bt20 per kilogram, I would like to ask people in Samut Prakan and my fanpage followers to help to purchase the rice from farmers,” she wrote on her page yesterday.

[Thailand]

9 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Or

And doing both very successfully.

[anon467848]

I wonder if YL has a licence to be selling rice in a public place. The BIB should check that her paperwork is in order..

 

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stage another round of pack rice sale at the Imperial World Samrong shopping mall on Friday in her effort to help farmers who are suffering from sharp price drop.

There's only one person she's trying to help. 

[BlindMagician]

2 hours ago, waldroj said:

 

 

 

 

I'm lonely so very looonely. Ah Kim.

Phone a friend...the other Kim? Drumpf? 

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 

She added that the rice sale at 20 baht per kg was intended to give moral support to farmers.

 

Yeah, right. 

 

Someones pants are on fire again. 

[monkey4u]

I wonder how light her 5 kg bags are

4.5 kg rice  half a kg bullshit

[NongKhaiKid]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

He will probably see the next sale as a political gathering and a threat to national security, the troops will be sent in and grandma will be arrested and the rice she purchased confiscated.

He might want so much to do what you suggest but I don't believe he's got the balls to risk it.

[Crash999]

What's the point of selling a small amount of rice at high prices. Only reason people are buying is because it's sold by a celebrity. 

 

Looks like a clear clear act of self promotion. 

 

Didn't see her selling rubber when rubber farmers were struggling during her brother's tenure as PM. 

[williamgeorgeallen]

man she has got balls, i will give her that. army has complete control in thailand. they wont let this keep going. how many days till her billion dollar fine is due?

[robblok]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Yingluck is only doing this to upset the General.

Not to help the rice farmers, just to enrage the man.

Of course she is.. well played.. 

 

But she is certainly not helping the farmers with those amounts she buys. 

 

Now if the PM gets creative and makes her pay her big fine and use that to buy rice.. now that would be poetic justice. 

[jlwilliamsjr18]

Regardless, of opinions. her gestures send a clear message that having direct contact with grassroots Thais is imperative to make the country, more fair and equitable.  

 

PS...where's Chelerm Yubamrung?   

[robblok]

11 minutes ago, Crash999 said:

What's the point of selling a small amount of rice at high prices. Only reason people are buying is because it's sold by a celebrity. 

 

Looks like a clear clear act of self promotion. 

 

Didn't see her selling rubber when rubber farmers were struggling during her brother's tenure as PM. 

It is..she hopes it will get her re elected and then she can use he power to either cancel her big rice fine or find ways to get a similar amount or more back from the state the Thaksin way. 

[eggers]

All a planned media exploitation by Yingluck & Puppeteer, to keep her before the public eye.

Load of cobblers!!

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, Thechook said:

A girl has to work

As much as they are hated by some, Shins are hard workers.

[eggers]

1 minute ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said:

Regardless, of opinions. her gestures send a clear message that having direct contact with grassroots Thais is imperative to make the country, more fair and equitable.  

 

PS...where's Chelerm Yubamrung?   

I'm still here.....

[yellowboat]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

It is..she hopes it will get her re elected and then she can use he power to either cancel her big rice fine or find ways to get a similar amount or more back from the state the Thaksin way. 

She is showing that she is for the people.  Something the junta is having trouble with.

[JAG]

3 hours ago, Thechook said:

A girl has to work

And goodness me it is working isn't it . 

 

Any truth that another truckload of blood pressure meds has been delivered to Government House ? 

[JAG]

24 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Yeah, right. 

 

Someones pants are on fire again. 

Mmm, yes indeed,   a hot arse.....

[robblok]

9 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

She is showing that she is for the people.  Something the junta is having trouble with.

The government is really doing something with rice subsidies (included in the budget not off books). I am still against them as I feel pumping in money without change is stupid. So whoever does it is stupid not to make change to try to solve the problem long term.

 

What YL is doing is a photo op nothing more..what Prayut is doing has far more financial impact on the farmers. 

[IamNoone88]

Pathetic. 

[Eric Loh]

I hope Khun Warong is looking at the photos. Those are no brand 20 kg plastic bags; not 50 kg bags. Available at every talaat and held together by a rubber band. What are you going to spin today, Khun Warong?