Confusion hits airport rice plan
PM, Jarupong at odds over terminal storage
- Published: 13 Oct 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
The use of a cargo terminal at Don Mueang airport to store pledged paddy has become the latest headache to hit the government's controversial rice pledging scheme.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday dismissed reports that the government needed the cargo terminal as Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan revealed that the Commerce Ministry's Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) will inspect the building on Monday to check its suitability for keeping rice.
In response to media reports that the government was considering using Cargo Terminal 2 as an additional warehouse for the scheme, Ms Yingluck insisted there was no need as the current warehouses were sufficient for the purpose.
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