Rice in pledging plan to be short of target

Deputy Commerce Minister Poom Sarapol said that although the amount was low, the government would continue the policy to boost the rice price in the market.
He added that the government had filed a complaint against a taxi driver who allegedly pretended to be a farmer to sell rice under the pledging scheme.

E-marine insurance
Muang Thai Insurance is joining with Netbay, an electronic-business company, to sell cargo insurance online, aiming for |premiums of Bt30 million in the first year.
Nualphan Lamsam, president of the insurance company, said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Netbay on providing e-marine cargo insurance to help reduce costs of importers, exporters, shipping firms, freight forwarders and service counters. The company expects the move will accelerate its marine-insurance growth by more than 25 per cent this year and boost its market share in this segment into the top 10.-The Nation
 
Coupon adjustment
The Energy Ministry will adjust the Bt2,000-coupon scheme for discounts on electrical appliances to make them more convenient and accessible by flood victims after encountering complaints in many provinces including Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri and Samut Sakhon.
The second phase of the coupons is expected to be launched during the Chinese New Year, January 23. Krairti Nilkuha, director-general of the Department of Alternative Energy Development, said yesterday that the authority would call a meeting with energy provinces??? to discuss on the second phase of Bt2,000-coupon project that are given away to flood victims to used as discounts for buying electrical appliances.
He said the second phase of the coupon scheme would make them easier to access. – The Nation