“Seththa Thavisin” Prime Minister and “Suthin Khlangsaeng” Minister of Defense attended a dinner table to discuss the candidates. New Army Commander To coordinate cooperation to drive government work

By making an appointment to discuss internally. Together with the commander of the armed forces, Gen. Songwit Nunpakdee, the future commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Gen. Charoenchai Hinthao, prospective commander of the Army, and Admiral Adung Phan-iam, potential commander of the Navy.

Meeting to discuss today Emphasis will be placed on listening to opinions and suggestions from the Royal Thai Army as much as possible. To create cooperation in driving the work of the government and the military before being included in the policy Together with the policies of 11 political parties and according to the government’s goal, the policy will be announced on September 11th.

As for the position of Secretary to the Minister of Defense Currently, it is being considered for suitability. According to reports, one of them has the name of Gen. Nipat Thonglek, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.

After discussing with the commanders of the armed forces, Mr. Suthin Klangsaeng is scheduled to travel to meet with former Ministers of Defense such as Air Chief Marshal Sukamphon Suwannathat, General Chettha Thanajaro, General Chawalit. Yongchaiyudh, former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense to ask for advice on work which had previously been found Gen. Thammarak Isarangkun Na Ayutthaya

Previously, there had been some discussions about working between the government and the military. By Mr. Setthamipoli Ready to work with the military as a civilian government As for the procurement of weapons and equipment is ready to support the said budget Because we understand that weapons and equipment are important in protecting the country, especially along various borders. And if there is a negotiation on this matter, the military will be asked to present products within Thailand that are available. to exchange or sell to that country In the form of an exchange between each other, which will allow our existing products to have another channel to market abroad.

News reports from the Ministry of Commerce stated that on September 1, senior officials from the Ministry met with Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, the new Minister of Commerce. unofficial By the Director General of each department Under the Ministry of Commerce, there is a report on the duties of each department. Let them know what their responsibilities are. After the Cabinet took the oath and the government announced its policy to Parliament. Will schedule another meeting to give policy to the Ministry of Commerce executives. By Mr. Phumtham Minister of Commerce and Assistant Minister I’m looking at a clear date for entering the ministry to pay homage to sacred things within the Ministry of Commerce. Between 7 September or the following week

However, what the new Commerce Minister will accelerate to do first is to help reduce the cost of living for the people through the Cheap Products Fair project. And what will continue to be reduced is the price of consumer goods. In the past, even though various costs have increased, therefore, the Ministry of Commerce will go in and see if When the cost of electricity and oil decreases Are manufacturers able to further reduce products to help the public? And the Ministry of Commerce will go to see the venues for the cheap product fairs both in Bangkok and surrounding areas, including in other major provinces as well.

Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, the new Minister of Transport, has an auspicious time to enter the Ministry of Transport on September 7th. The auspicious time is 9:00 a.m. On that day, there will be an announcement ready to move forward with important policies such as the 20 baht electric train. Line: Expanding airport capacity – mega project To support tourism There will be a meeting to discuss with relevant agencies immediately after assuming the position.

Mr. Suriya revealed that he is ready to work immediately. The electric train fare policy is 20 baht throughout that line. It is considered a policy that the Pheu Thai Party has announced. It is considered an urgent policy that must be implemented. Therefore, there will be consultation with relevant agencies including the Ministry of Finance and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand or MRTA, Department of Rail Transport. To see guidelines for the source of funds and set a time frame for the process.

In addition, there will be acceleration in expanding the capacity of Don Mueang Airport. Suvarnabhumi Airport Phuket Airport including airports in the region that have potential Expanding the capacity of each airport is considered the main policy of the Prime Minister who will accelerate the push to support the growth of the aviation industry. and tourism which has now returned to grow in leaps and bounds and also helps in stimulating the economy of the country as a whole In addition, the entire logistics transportation system will be accelerated, whether by land, water, and air, to increase competitiveness in the country and open the market to foreign countries more completely.

In the case of the electric train fare being 20 baht throughout the line, a study was conducted according to the target groups of people traveling by rail mass transit in 2 cases: 1. the general public who use the service and 2. the group of state welfare card holders. which from the study found that among the general public who use services If the government collects a fare of 20 baht throughout the line, it is expected that a total of 5,446 million baht will be required in subsidies from the government. As for the group of state welfare card holders It is expected that money from the government subsidy will be required, totaling 307.86 million baht/year.

Let’s go look at the Settha Cabinet timeline 1. After the Cabinet Received the graciousness of Mr. Settha, prepared to bring the Cabinet to meet with His Majesty. The oath of allegiance will be taken on the evening of September 5th at 5:00 p.m. After that there will be a special cabinet discussion the next day (September 6, 2023), with reporters reporting that Dr. Phrommin Lertsu Riyadh Chairman of the Pheu Thai Party Policy Committee and Secretary-General to the Prime Minister Called the coalition parties to discuss the preparation of government policy statements to parliament. The policy has already been drafted. which talk It is a broad policy discussion. of each coalition party After that, there will be a policy statement to Parliament on 11 September. It is expected to take 2 days.

Source: Thai News Agency