REPRESENTATIVES of rubber farmers yesterday demanded that the governor and all board members of the Thai Rubber Authority (TRA) be dismissed over falling rubber prices. “Their management mistakes have hurt rubber prices,” Utai Sornlaksap, head of the Thai Council of Rubber Farmers Networks, said on behalf of rubber farmers, some of whom accompanied him. He has reportedly agreed to address their demands and more meetings with rubber farmers have been promised. Initially, angry rubber farmers planned to stage large-scale rallies yesterday to demand that relevant authorities pay serious attention to their plight. “The rubber prices paid by the joint venture cannot shore up the rubber prices in the market,” Tanomkiat said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 13, 2017 18:00 UTC