CHAI NAT: After finishing her latest rice harvest, Sripai Kaeo-eam hurriedly cleared her fields and planted a new crop in late August — ignoring a government advisory to restrict further sowing of the grain this year to conserve water.
“This crop is our hope,” said the 58-year-old farmer in central Chai Nat province, pointing to her green paddy seedlings only a few inches tall. Ms Sripai, who is trying to dig her way out of…
