Chiang Rai News
Chiangrai Hom Mali Rice Prices to Rise 25% Per Five-Kilogramme Bag
Retail rice prices could jump by 25% or more from next month once the government launches the crop mortgage programme.
Retail rice prices could jump by 25% or more from next month once the government launches the crop mortgage programme.
Somkiat Makcayathorn, president of the Thai Rice Packers Association, said Hom Mali rice prices could rise by 25% or 40-50 baht per five-kilogramme bag.
Prices for white rice, meanwhile, are expected to rise by 15% to 20%, or 20 to 30 baht per bag.
Hom Mali rice sells for 180 to 200 baht per 5kg bag, while white rice sells for 120 to 130 baht.
The government is likely to offer high prices under the scheme which will encourage retailers to hoard stocks, at least until the government starts paying out.
Exporters, meanwhile, are bracing for harder times with the rise in prices.
Originating in Thailand, Thai "Hom Mali" Rice is the world's only traditional strain of rice with a natural fragrance similar to the pandanus plant. Though several other countries have tried to grow this variety, none has been successful in preserving its distinct aroma, texture and taste.
Korbsook Iamsuri, chairwoman of the Thai Rice Exporters’ Association, warned that export prices for Thai rice could jump up to $850 per tonne due to higher crop prices. The association on Wednesday set a price of $596 baht per tonne for 100% grade-B white rice.
“It will be more difficult for exporters to compete [with higher costs],” she said. “It’s hard to be confident that Thailand can remain the world’s top rice exporter. But the government says this policy is necessary to help bring greater [social and economic] balance to the country.
“We just have to do the best we can to minimise the impact.”
Banjong Tangjitwattanakul, vice-president of the Thai Rice Millers Association, said white rice export prices could rise to $750 per tonne and to $1,200 to $1,300 for Hom Mali rice under the mortgage scheme.
The Thai Rice Exporters’ Association had estimated Thai rice exports this year could reach 10 million-11 million tonnes, with 8 million tonnes shipped in the first eight months of the year.
The crop mortgage programme will start on Oct 7, with a target price of 15,000 baht per tonne of rice paddy and 20,000 baht for Hom Mali rice grown in northern provinces like Chiangrai.
The scheme, adopted in the past to offer subsidies to farmers, was scrapped by the Abhisit Vejjajiva government in favour of a crop insurance programme.
Commerce Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said yesterday the mortgage programme would be ready to cover “every single grain” of rice from the second crop.
Authorities say the programme is a crucial element of broader plans to raise rural household incomes and boost the farm sector.
But critics say the mortgage programme is fraught with loopholes, open to manipulation and corruption and a waste of public resources.
Mr Kittiratt met rice farmers, millers and exporters yesterday to discuss the government’s farm policies.
The government will set no limits for rice pledges and will also allow farmers to pledge rice beyond their own province to surrounding provinces as well.
Under the rice mortgage scheme, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives (BAAC) offers loans to farmers against rice pledged as collateral. As pledging prices are almost always set higher than market prices, the state bank typically receives rice as payment for the loans.
A BAAC executive said the bank would have to arrange loans from other financial institutions to help raise the estimated 190 billion baht needed to pay for the mortgage scheme.
The bank has just 50 billion baht available for the crop mortgage scheme. Based on current prices, the bank expects up to 8 million to 10 million tonnes of rice to be pledged under the scheme during next year’s main crop harvest. If so, it would be nearly double the all-time record of 5 million tonnes pledged from the main crop to the mortgage scheme in a single year.
Commerce Ministry staff has asked packers to work with the Public Warehouse Organisation to sell low-cost rice under the government’s “Blue Flag” brand to help low-income consumers.
Police in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a 50 year old man after the threatened to rape a 20 year-old woman and the proceeded to murder her 2 and half month old baby.
Police with doctors from Wiang Kaen Hospital and the Chao Luang Wiang Kaen Welfare Association were summoned to the scene of the incident to a 2-story cement house, Village No. 2, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
On arrival they found Ms. Chanikarn, age 20, in a state of distress crying uncontrollably beside her 2 and a half month baby girl (Linlada) that was dead on the floor.
After calming Ms. Chanikarn, the child’s mother, said that at approximately 2:30 p.m she was out to collect diapers that had been dried in front of the house, while her 2 and a half month old daughter was sleep on the ground floor of the house.
She said she was suddenly approached by a Mr. Lee, about 40 years old, who lived on the opposite side of the road. He came towards her and grabbed her arm and threatened her saying if she didn’t sleeping with him he will go and kill his daughter.
Miss Chanikan refused and ran away, then Mr. Lee then walked into the house and grabbed Ms. Linlada’s leg, smashing the child’s head against the cement floor of the house. The infant died immediately.
Mr. Lee then just walked away and returned to his own home, leaving Miss Chanikan and her dead baby.
When police went to Mr. Lee’s home he immediately confessed killing the infant and was taken to Wiang Kaen Police Station for further questioning. Under caution he told police that he was sexually attracted to Miss Chanikan‘s and when her husband leave for work he took the opportunity to approach her.
He said when he saw her husband leave he crossed that road and found Miss Chanikan in the yard alone, he then threatened her to sleep with him, saying he would kill her child if she didn’t have sex with him. However when she refused he flew into a fit of rage walked into her home and murdered he baby. He said he was out of control with rage.
After killing the infant he walk across the street to his home and waited for the police to arrive. The police have charged him with premeditated murder and attempted rape. He is being held without bail at the local remand center.
Meanwhile, Miss Chanikan and her family were preparing a religious burial ceremony for the child.
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CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.
On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.
His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.
Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, Assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Police/Deputy Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, has launched the operation ‘Bombing the Thieves’ Bridge’ in collaboration with the CAT Office, G., mobile phone network operators AIS DTAC TRUE NT, and local security agencies to cut the mobile phone signal and WiFi internet that criminals illegally use to deceive Thai citizens.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai stated that they will begin pressing the first action of the ‘Explosion of Thieves’ Bridge’ in Chiang Rai Province toward the thieves’ base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
The territory surrounding King Roman in Laos. King Roman is now a full-service entertainment destination with an airport that welcomes travelers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, he explained.
According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai, this operation will have no influence on honest people along the Thai border, and it will only target cyber criminals.
They will also increase the arrest and prosecution of unlawful service towers, such as SIM booths, which allow gangs register SIM cards to swindle the people. Dealing with criminal organizations of foreigners and Thais who band together to deceive and damage Thais.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) suspended more than three million SIM cards on July 16 because the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, in accordance with the NBTC’s measures to combat alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.
The names of the holders of 80 million mobile phone numbers used for mobile banking transactions did not match the names associated with the mobile banking accounts.
The NBTC would require mobile phone companies to authenticate SIM card holders and the names of their mobile banking accounts. The verification procedure is expected to be completed by the end of September this year.
In addition, the NBTC and Royal Thai Police have collaborated to combat illegal telecom towers throughout the country’s borders, disconnecting signals at 465 places, altering antenna direction at 470 towers, and dismantling antennas at 179 locations.
They are certain that the move will disrupt contact center gangs and other types of technology-based crime.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, shot and killed a 28-year-old man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete. The officer was slashed in the right leg with the machete.
According to police, the culprit, known only as Mr. Toon, had been harassing local villagers in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, threatening them with a knife and using violet insults.
The village headman arrived on the scene to try to calm Mr. Toon, but he was shouting hysterically and taking swipes at him with the machete, so he contacted the police.
When the responding officer arrived at the site about 9 p.m., he attempted to calm the man, but he instead assaulted the officer, slashing his right leg with the machete. In self-defense, the cop had to fire his gun at Mr. Toon, striking him in the chest.
Mr. Toon and the policeman were taken to Mae Chan Hospital, where Mr. Toon died of a gunshot wound. Pol Sgt. Sutthikiat Phanomphraisakul was released from the hospital after receiving numerous stitches for his injuries.
Local police received a tip around 9.30 p.m. yesterday that a guy was causing mayhem in the village. When authorities arrived, they discovered 28-year-old Toon strolling along a public road, holding a large knife and threatening people. Mae Chan district officials attempted to contain the incident.
During a search of Mr. Toon’s home, authorities discovered methamphetamine consumption equipment. Locals told authorities that the man was addicted to Yaba (Methamphetamine) and an alcoholic.
The authorities are conducting an inquiry to determine Toon’s motivations and whether any underlying issues contributed to his violent outburst.
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