“Seththa” announces results of Cabinet meeting, promotes Roi Et model for drug suppression

Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, The Prime Minister emphasized that solving the drug problem is an urgent policy, promoting the Roi Et model as a pilot province for white areas, approving a central budget of 249 million baht for the lower northeastern provinces . Prime Minister Settha Thavisin officially announced the results of the cabinet meeting outside the office, Lower Northeast Group 1 (Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram, Surin) that solving the drug problem is one of the urgent and important policies of the government. He has already held several meetings with relevant agencies. In the past, he has traveled to many provinces. He will use Roi Et as a model for solving the problem, making it a white province by the end of September. He will have the governor of the province take the lead, along with relevant agencies, to proceed as follows: X-ray the area, separate drug users for treatment, expand the arrest of sellers, and prosecute them decisively. Have the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Public Health, and Ministry of Defense find sufficient treatment centers because there has been a major crackdown. Have the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and Ministry of Labor take care of finding jobs after treatment. They must not return to drug use. Also, have the Ministry of Education find appropriate measures to take care of them, prevent children from using drugs, instill new values ??and values ??in children and youths so that they do not get involved with drugs. They must think of ways to integrate information about drugs for children to know in every day life, such as speaking in front of the flagpole, including providing in-depth information. Have the ONCB set challenging goals and work closely together. Mr. Settha also mentioned other orders, such as having the Ministry of Agriculture look at production standards, cattle slaughterhouses, and having the Ministry of Foreign Affairs look at trade negotiations, opening up foreign trade, such as Saudi Arabia or China. The problems of drought and flooding continue to cause great suffering to the people. Last time, the Cabinet approved a central budget of more than 7 billion baht to solve this problem. Therefore, we ask the Office of National Water Resources, Royal Irrigation Department to expedite the work as appropriate, taking into account the urgency and the situation in the area so that the people suffer the least. The Cabinet approved the project principles of the group of provinces and the lower northeastern region, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram and Surin provinces, 16 projects, a budget of 249 million baht, by providing the central budget for 2024, including approving the budget from the private sector for 8 projects. The Cabinet acknowledged, approved and agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture to establish a steering committee for the 2029 World Horticultural Exposition in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, which Thailand has been selected to host. The relevant agencies and other agencies are requested to pr oceed in time. Mr. Settha continued that for the next mobile cabinet meeting, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, has proposed holding the meeting in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province and visiting Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. Source: Thai News Agency