rooster59 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Government clamps down on rice exploiters As a measure to help poor farmers from exploitation amid the current rice price fall, the government has clamped down on unethical and selfish rice millers and rice depots operators with almost 50 rounded up for their fraudulent practices and exploiting farmers The Department of Internal Trade reported that 45 rice millers and operators were arrested during its campaign against exploitation of farmers. All were found guilty of taking unfair advantage of rice farmers and they will face legal proceedings and that will land them in jails and hefty fines. Director-general of the Department of Internal Trade Ms Nanthawan Sakunthanak said continuous checks on rice traders in Pathumthani, Ayuthaya, Ang Thong, Singhburi, Chainat, Nakhon Sawan, Pichit and Pitsanulok provinces, were made to ensure that rice millers and rice traders were complying with laws governing rice operations. The check was to ensure that farmers are not exploited by them. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/government-clamps-rice-exploiters/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff33 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 10 out of 10 for the government,keep going and get the rest of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yes it is certainly rife in the area where we live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 They keep talking about the fall in the price of Rice, but the prices have not gone down in the shops. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 46 minutes ago, taff33 said: 10 out of 10 for the government,keep going and get the rest of them. Yes great initiative and a great effort. Now if only they could set some new goals to apprehend exploiters in other sections of the economy and within the government itself. It's not as if there is a shortage of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timewilltell Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yes they can go after illegal money lenders and start on the ones in Phuket- scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Why not country wide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generalchaos Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 It isn't the Rice millers they need to look at, it is the third party middlemen vermin that hold the rice contracts to export the rice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 For the 1000th time !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 They need to do this country wide, not just in a select few provinces, at least it's a start even if the cynic inside of me thinks that these particular millers probably support one particular colour.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 13 hours ago, Generalchaos said: It isn't the Rice millers they need to look at, it is the third party middlemen vermin that hold the rice contracts to export the rice! Given that they found breaking of the rules by the millers, they are right to look there. This government is doing a lot more against corruption as any other ever did. Too bad that its silent on cases that concern their own. But still better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 If true they will be fined heavily or jailed, fantastic! But if more useless threats of such and minimal penalties handed out, b's as usual from the Govt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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