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Stepping Up Campaigns for Energy Saving and Road Safety during Songkran Festival
The Government is stepping up two major campaigns, one for energy saving and the other for road safety during the Songkran festival, the traditional Thai New Year.
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Visits New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to pay an official visit to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea from 21 to 25 March 2013, at the invitations of the Prime Ministers of both countries.
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Cabinet Approves a Draft Bill on the Two-Trillion-Baht Loan for Infrastructure Mega-Projects
The Cabinet, during its meeting on 19 March 2013, approved a draft bill empowering the Ministry of Finance to borrow two trillion baht to finance transportation and logistics mega-projects.
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Providing SMEs and OTOP with Greater Access to Funding Sources
Five ministries and six state-owned financial institutions are joining hands in promoting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the “One Tambon, One Product,” or OTOP, program.
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Fitch Ratings Cited as an Indication of Thailand’s Economic and Political Stability
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong stated that the upgrading of Thailand’s credit rating by Fitch Ratings reflected Thailand’s economic and political stability.
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Local Residents Urged to Cooperate in Resolving the Southern Situation
Local residents in the southern border provinces have been urged to cooperate in resolving the southern situation for lasting peace and stability.
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Thailand and Equatorial Guinea Move to Expand Cooperation in Wider Areas
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have moved to widen cooperation in various areas between the two countries.
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Government to Ensure Transparency in Its Planned Two-Trillion-Baht Investment Projects
The Government will ensure transparency in its planned investment in transportation and logistics mega-projects, worth two trillion baht, or 66 billion US dollars.
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Report on Thailand’s Social Situation
The Cabinet, during its meeting on 12 March 2013, acknowledged a report on Thailand’s social situation in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the overall social situation in 2012.
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Prime Minister Says the Legislative Body to Decide on Amnesty Bills
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that it was the duty of the legislative branch to study details of amnesty bills and make decisions on them.
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