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Director-General sorry for causing confusion - The Department of Agriculture has bowed to criticism over the listing of 13 plants as hazardous substances by agreeing to amend the announcement. The department will also revise the draft regulation controlling the production and sale of natural pesticides. Department chief Somchai Charnnarongkul said the plants' listing had caused panic and misunderstanding among farmers and the public.

 

Director-General sorry for causing confusion - The Department of Agriculture has bowed to criticism over the listing of 13 plants as hazardous substances by agreeing to amend the announcement. The department will also revise the draft regulation controlling the production and sale of natural pesticides. Department chief Somchai Charnnarongkul said the plants' listing had caused panic and misunderstanding among farmers and the public.

 

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that the kingdom's authorities towed boat people from Burma out to sea, following weeks of allegations of cruelty against the migrants. Mr Abhisit told CNN in an interview broadcast on Friday that it was not yet clear who had approved the practice of setting minority Muslim Rohingya migrants adrift, but added that he was trying to find out.


 

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that the kingdom's authorities towed boat people from Burma out to sea, following weeks of allegations of cruelty against the migrants. Mr Abhisit told CNN in an interview broadcast on Friday that it was not yet clear who had approved the practice of setting minority Muslim Rohingya migrants adrift, but added that he was trying to find out.


 

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that the kingdom's authorities towed boat people from Burma out to sea, following weeks of allegations of cruelty against the migrants. Mr Abhisit told CNN in an interview broadcast on Friday that it was not yet clear who had approved the practice of setting minority Muslim Rohingya migrants adrift, but added that he was trying to find out.