Soft-Launching of Regional Rubber Market

SOFT-LAUNCHING OF REGIONAL RUBBER MARKET AT THAI RUBBER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER 29 APRIL 2016   Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia under the framework of International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) agreed to establish a Regional Rubber Market (RRM) to provide a platform for Price Discovery.   The soft-launch of the RRM was held on 29 April 2016, […]

Uggah Gives Up Federal Minister Post to Improve Sarawak Farmers’ Income

Uggah Gives Up Federal Minister Post to Improve Sarawak Farmers’ Income   14 May 2016, 14:00 SEAST   Newly-appointed Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has said his priority now is to increase the income of farmers in the Borneo state to at least RM4,000 a month by the year 2020.   The Betong MP was […]

Thai Government To Buy Rubber, But Below Price Farmers Want

Thai Government To Buy Rubber, But Below Price Farmers Want   14 January 2016, 07:26 SEAST By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Pracha Hariraksapitak   Thailand’s government said on Thursday it will buy 100,000 tonnes of rubber to help support farmers hurt by a price slump to near seven-year lows, although it set an offer price well […]

Government To Buy Rubber At B45 A Kg

Government To Buy Rubber At B45 A Kg   14 January 2016, 15:52 SEAST   The government will buy raw rubber sheets from the current crop directly from planters at 45 baht a kilogramme.   Eight ministries agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of rubbers for use in their existing projects as the government saw it as […]