100000 bags of Thai rice arrive in Negros; prices fall

100000 bags of Thai rice arrive in Negros; prices fall - Inquirer.net, August 9, 2008
Prices of commercial rice in Negros Occidental were expected to fall to their lowest levels in months with the arrival of 100000 bags of Thai rice...

Thailand revives worship of the Rice Goddess - EARTHtimes, August 10, 2008
Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country, has revived ceremonial worship of the Rice Goddess to commemorate the queen's upcoming birthday and boost the morale of the country's 3.7 million rice-farming families...