BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rubber farmers have called off demonstrations planned for the weekend after the government doubled its subsidy for production and offered help for people arrested in protests last week, a farmers' leader said on Wednesday.
"We are quite satisfied with the government subsidy. We can tell you for sure now there will be no protest this weekend," said Amnuay Yutitham, leader of a group representing farmers from 16 southern provinces, where most Thai rubber is produced.
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