Controversial Rice Bill shelved indefinitely
Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has backed away from its attempt to pass the controversial Rice Bill amidst stiff opposition from farmer’s groups who claim that the new law would deprive them of the right to keep their own rice seeds for further cultivation. Mr. Kittisak Rattanawaraha, a member of the NLA who initiated the Bill, said this morning that he had consulted with his colleagues who agreed to delay the Bill indefinitely. Nevertheless, he
