"The Cabinet... to allocate a Bt6 billion budget to assist flood victims, and the government pledged to follow through with compensation payments within three months.
... The government will disburse the funds following approval by the National Legislative Assembly in January next year. ... An ad hoc working committee will assess the damage and provide help for particular business segments including... orchid orchards. The ministry will... consider providing soft loans and implementing a moratorium on debt and loan payments as special measures to help farmers whose livelihoods have been affected by this year's... flooding. ... although the floods have receded in many provinces, flooding continues in ten provinces including Phichit, Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, and Nonthaburi. The situation will return to normal within December 15" article URL : http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=26280 ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
