By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A loan given to the government bank operating a controversial and expensive rice programme could temporarily ease pressure on Thailand's prime minister, but it is a fraction of the sum needed to settle a 130 billion baht ($3.99 billion) debt owed to up to a million farmers.
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