Ja så djävl@ bra betalt så 16 risbönder tog sina liv. Tack vare risstödet har allt blivit dyrare för risbönderna.
Det låter dramatiskt.
Ca 4000 människor tar sitt liv varje år i Thailand. I snitt 11 per dag i hela Thailand.
Flest i Chiang Mai där självmordsfrekvensen är 14 per 100.000
Enligt uppgift är det rädslan att tappa ansiktet och oförmåga att visa känslor som driver de flesta till självmord.
The North has had the highest suicide rate in Thailand for 10 consecutive years, with Chiang Mai,
home to almost two million people, reporting a suicide rate of 14 for every 100,000 people, the highest in the region.
Dr Paritat said there were 3,958 suicides in Thailand last year.
The national suicide rate was six in every 100,000 people, or around 11 deaths each day.
The global suicide mortality rate is 16 for every 100,000 people.