Paddy farmers wipes away tears as she talks about her plight at the Commerce Ministry yesterday, where she and other farmers gathered to protest against the government for failing to pay them for pledged rice.
If she had been paid on time by the state for her pledged rice, 46-year-old farmer Dok-oua Sridaeng, would have enough money to pay the tuition fees for her school-age children, her daily living costs and household debts, and still have enough to plant rice for the coming season.