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Thai street cooks thrive as protests simmer

[ad_1] BANGKOK – Thai street food vendors have earned the nickname “CIA” for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before the police, but also many protesters. Selling everything from fish balls and fried chicken to dimsum and coconut ice cream, his business is booming as tens of …

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Consensus reached on reforms to rice imports

[ad_1] The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) opposed a blanket ban on cooperatives’ participation in importing rice as it may discriminate against legitimate groups, but lawmakers and government officials argued that the move is a done deal. Senators and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have already agreed to allow traders and …

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