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BANGKOK http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-jaren-jackson-jr-grizzlies-jersey/ , Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thailand is found to have suffered heavy losses due to alleged corruption over a populist rice program carried out during the time of deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra over the past few years, announced a noted academic on Wednesday.

According to Nipon Puapongsakorn of Thailand Development Research Institute, the rice subsidy program http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-jarell-martin-grizzlies-jersey/ , implemented from 2011 until last year by the Pheu Thai (for Thais) Party-led government, had allegedly incurred an estimated 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in losses, largely due to corrupt officials and highly- profiteering rice dealers http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-garrett-temple-grizzlies-jersey/ , hiddenly connected with politicians in the government.

Of that sum, no less than 2.8 billion U.S. dollars had allegedly slipped into the hands of those opportunist rice dealers said to have been closely linked with corrupt politicians, Nipon said.

The TDRI academic disclosed that the Yingluck government had injected some 33 billion U.S. dollars in funding into the populist program under which government agencies had bought "every grain" of rice from farmers throughout the country for an average of 500 U.S. dollars a ton.

The money which had bought the rice over the past few years had been borrowed from state-owned banks http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-dillon-brooks-grizzlies-jersey/ , including the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and the Government Savings Bank.

Nevertheless, the farmers had earned some 9.9 billion U.S. dollars in sales of their rice to the government, which had stored the crops at rented warehouses in the provinces.

Of a total of 54 million tons of rice bought under the Yingluck government's rice program http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-chandler-parsons-grizzlies-jersey/ , 7.8 million tons had allegedly been prone to corruption under government-to-government purchase agreements worth about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, Nipon said.

Certain rice dealers, hiddenly linked with corrupt politicians http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-bryant-reeves-grizzlies-jersey/ , had made undue gains in the government-to-government rice dealings under which the buying countries, the amounts of the purchased rice and prices were not identified to the public, the academic said.

He did not name names involved in the graft scandals over the rice program on which the TDRI had already conducted in-depth research.

He also alleged that nearly 3 million tons of rice had been stolen from the government-rented warehouses for hush-hush sell- offs by corrupt officials in collusion with opportunist rice dealers.

Nipon's press conference over the issue apparently followed a delay by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) to lodge a lawsuit in court against Yingluck on duty negligence charges as earlier alleged by the National Anti-Corruption Commission involving the populist rice program.

The former lady leader who had been accused of turning a blind eye and deaf ear to the alleged corruption contended that she had never been involved in the alleged graft scandals and had earlier instructed the authorities to investigate them.

But the anti-graft agency might probably file the lawsuit against her if the OAG eventually failed to do so http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-brice-johnson-grizzlies-jersey/ , according to Wicha Mahakhun, one of the NACC commissioners.

Former legislators on the opposition bloc had repeatedly criticized the Yingluck government and launched censure debate over the last few years, alleging that the rice program had been prone to corruption among high-level government officials.

The former premier and ex-members of her deposed cabinet had argued that only those at working level might have been so involved http://www.grizzliesprostore.com/kids-brandan-wright-grizzlies-jersey/ , however.

She had earlier maintained that government officials at policy- making level had been "innocent" of such charges and that the rice program had been primarily designed to turn the rice farming into a better-off occupation though the government may have been burdened with huge losses.

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UNITED NATIONS， Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 65，000 children have been released from armed forces and armed groups in the past 10 years， the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said here Tuesday.

The UN agency made the statement in a press release as leaders from around the world gather in Paris on the anniversary of the Paris Commitments to end the use of children in conflict.

""Ten years ago the world made a commitment to the children of war and matched it with action -- action that has helped give 65，000 children a new chance for a better life，"" said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake.

""But today's meeting is not only about looking back at what has been accomplished -- but looking forward to the work that remains to be done to support the children of war，"" Lake said.

Exact data on the number of children used and recruited in armed conflict are difficult to confirm because of the unlawful nature of child recruitment. However， UNICEF estimates that tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 are used in conflicts worldwide:

Since 2013， an estimated 17，000 children have been recruited in South Sudan and up to 10，000 have been recruited in the Central African Republic.

In Nigeria and neighboring countries， data verified by the United Nations and its partners indicate that nearly 2，000 children were recruited by Boko Haram in 2016 alone.

In Yemen， the UN has documented nearly 1，500 cases of child recruitment since the conflict escalated in March 2015.

The number of countries that have endorsed the Paris Commitments nearly doubled in 10 years， from 58 countries in 2007 to 105 at present， signaling an increasing global commitment to end the use of children in conflict.

Estimates show that of the 65，000 children who have been released in the past 10 years， more than 20，000 were in the Democratic Republic of Congo， nearly 9，000 in the Central African Republic， and more than 1，600 children in Chad.

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