A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters
A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters
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Thai farmers add to PM’s woes with threats to protest over rice scheme

Threatened defaults on an official scheme guaranteeing prices for Thai rice growers has prompted farmers to threaten to join anti-governement protesters on the streets of Bangkok

Reuters in Bangkok

Updated: 2:53pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters
A worker shovels rice husks at a mill in Suphan Buri province. Photo: Reuters
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