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1. news | 10 Apr 2013
Netherlands says 50,000 tonnes of beef may contain horse
By AFP
» The Netherlands' food watchdog on Wednesday asked hundreds of companies across Europe, supplied by a Dutch wholesaler suspected of mixing beef and horsemeat, to check 50,000 tonnes of suspect meat.
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2. learning | 03 Jul 2012
Poisonous chemicals: Illegal dumping
About law & the environment
» 3.5 million tonnes of hazardous waste produced by industry every year. Only 50% processed legally to make it safe.
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3. learning | 17 Oct 2011
Floods reduce rice supply
About agriculture
» Rice production likely to fall 7 million tonnes. No export impact, but higher prices for Thai consumers possible.
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4. business | 19 Apr 2013
State frets about pledging overages
RICE
By Phusadee Arunmas, Newspaper section: Business
» The government tightened rice-pledging measures for fear the amount pledged for the 2012/2013 season will exceed the 22 million tonnes budgeted.
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5. business | 16 May 2013
BAAC probes possible pledging fraud
By Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Newspaper section: Business
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is launching an investigation into about 100,000 tonnes of unmilled rice suspected of being fraudulently pledged based on statistics.
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6. news | 30 Apr 2013
Manila snubs Thai deal, buys Viet rice
» MANILA - The Philippines government has approved the purchase of 187,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam because it underbid Thailand by a huge margin.
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7. business | 06 Apr 2013
Rice exporters wary of pledge
By Phusadee Arunmas, Newspaper section: Business
» The government has vowed to sell 6-7 million tonnes of its rice stocks this year, but rice exporters are again questioning the viability.
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8. learning | 26 Sep 2011
Too much rice in Thailand
About agriculture
» Real problem is overproduction & excess of rice pushing prices down. Labour wasted, used only sporadically in peak months. Poor farmers produce only 15 tonnes of rice per harvest, but are 82% of all rice-farming househol...
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9. learning | 24 Jan 2012
Rice scheme: Unattractive failure?
About agriculture
» Only 5.3 million of 25 million tonnes of rice sold to govt. Flood losses don't explain why no one is choosing the govt programme.
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10. news | 20 May 2013
Drug traffickers targeting Australia
By AFP
» Australia seized a record 23 tonnes of illicit drugs in 2011-2012 with arrests at a 10-year high, data showed on Monday, as officials warned the country had become a key target for traffickers.
