The Prime Minister revealed that the Cabinet approved the 2024 central budget of 300 million baht.

Government House, The Prime Minister revealed that the Cabinet approved the 2024 central budget of 300 million baht to build a police housing building, indicating that it is a pilot project. He ordered the Ministry of Finance to study the development plan for all civil servant housing and agreed to prepare a National Commitment document to campaign for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire during the 2024 Olympics. He emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expediting the rescue of the 6 hostages. Prime Minister Settha Thavisin revealed that the Cabinet meeting resolved to approve the proposal of the Ministry of Labor to draft a Memorandum of Understanding on sending workers to Korea in order to maintain the cooperation framework between Thailand and Korea in accordance with the law and the employment of foreign workers, including increasing transparency and efficiency in the process of sending and receiving workers from Thailand to Korea, starting from the process of allocating workers, finding workers, lan guage testing, testing workers' skills, setting fees or expenses for traveling to work, visa and immigration, working and staying. The Cabinet meeting also approved the proposal of the Ministry of Transport to sign a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the International Civil Aviation Organization to manage the training program for developing countries, specifying cooperation in the management of aviation training courses and providing funds to trainees to upgrade the quality of Thai airports and aviation personnel to international standards or CAT 1. If the standards can be upgraded, the airlines that come in will help promote tourism. The cabinet meeting also approved the Royal Thai Police Office's proposal to request a budget for fiscal year 2024 or the central budget of 300 million baht to construct two residential buildings for 68 families and an eight-story parking building to improve the welfare of police officers. Currently, there are almost 4,000 people who are accepting accommodation. The government intends to push for a project to improve the welfare of housing for all units. It also confirmed that it is not just for the police or military, but rather a pilot project. The Ministry of Finance has been ordered to consider it, with Mr. Paopum Rojanasakul, Deputy Minister of Finance, studying through the Treasury Department to develop housing for all civil servants. In addition, the Cabinet meeting also approved the proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare a National Commitment document for the Summit on Sports for Sustainable Development during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The government emphasized the campaign for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during the Olympics, which is the intention of the Thai government and the French President. It also emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should consider the return of the remaining 6 hostages. Source: Thai News Agency