Thai protesters seek to win over disgruntled rice farmers

  • World

  • Friday, 07 Feb 2014

By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand's capital collected money for farmers on Friday, seeking to capitalise on discontent in rural areas at the state's failure to pay for rice bought under a controversial subsidy scheme.

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