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Government’s Short-Term and Long-Term Water Management
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that the Government has applied lessons learned from the 2011 flood crisis to water management, in both the short term and long term.
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Thai Government’s Policy on the Southern Border Provinces
The Thai government is mobilizing efforts for unified operations among all agencies concerned to improve the situation in Thailand’s southern border provinces under the Strategic Plan for Southern Border Provinces Development, 2012-2014.
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Government to Present Its One-Year Performance in Parliament
It is one year now that the Yingluck Shinawatra administration has been in office. It is expected to present its one-year performance to Parliament in September 2012
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Developing Thailand into a Medical Hub
The Ministry of Public Health is taking steps to develop Thailand into an international medical hub, with an emphasis on wellness under the condition that the international healthcare program should not affect the availability of good, affordable health care for Thai patients.
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Government Boosting Tourism with Disaster Prevention Plans and Visa Exemption
A master plan has been mapped out for disaster prevention and mitigation to promote safe travel in Thailand. The Cabinet, during a meeting in August 2012, gave the green light to the master plan and also agreed to allow visitors seeking medical services to stay in Thailand for up to 90 days without visas.
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Youth Idols from Southern Thailand Project
The Government Public Relations Department of Thailand (PRD) has launched the project “Youth Idols from Southern Thailand” to present a group of young people from southern Thailand who are regarded as youth idols for other children.
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Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra
The Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra from southern Thailand has become better known and gained greater recognition.
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Thai Youths from Southern Thailand to Join Orchestra Performance with Malaysian Youths
The Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra from southern Thailand will join the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra in the Thai-Malaysian Joint Youth Orchestra concert, to be held in Dewan Sri Pinang Auditorium, George Town, in Penang, on 29 August 2012.
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Export Sector to Receive Government’s Assistance
The Ministry of Commerce is seeking urgent measures to provide assistance to the export sector, which remains Thailand’s major income earner.
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Improving Hygiene Standards for Taxis in Preparation for the Arrival of the ASEAN Community
Taxis in Bangkok and nearby provinces will have better hygiene standards in preparation for the arrival of the ASEAN Community in less than three years’ time.
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