“Surawong” reveals that the Prime Minister has given him a job that he is good at to oversee the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Although the work is hard, he will do his best. He is preparing to support the soft power policy to generate income for the country.
Mr. Surawong Thienthong, Minister of Tourism and Sports, gave an interview to the press about taking care of the ministry, saying that tourism is the country’s main source of income, which is quite a burden. It is something that requires responsibility and collaboration with many agencies, especially in terms of supporting the Prime Minister to help look after soft power. Taking care of this ministry is a challenge, but he is already an athlete. As for tourism, it can improve the country’s economy in the future. We need to plan both to work together and look at soft power.
Mr. Sorawong said that he knew that he would become a minister along with the media, had followed the news and the cabinet list, but did not know personally. The Prime Minister ha
d assigned important tasks and tasks that he was good at. As for the reason why the Prime Minister chose him to oversee this ministry, he would have to ask the Prime Minister. However, the Prime Minister must have seen that this part of the work was important to the country and the country’s economy, so he assigned important tasks. The Prime Minister also did not give any special instructions.
When asked if the Permanent Secretary would remain the same, Mr. Surawong stated that it would remain the same and nothing would change.
As for the quick-win policy that will be implemented, Mr. Surawong said that since the government of Mr. Settha Thavisin has laid a fairly good foundation, both in terms of continuing the visa-free program in each important country that was discussed, and in terms of Schengen, we must work closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage Thais to travel by themselves as much as possible. It can be seen that if Thais travel by themselves, it will result in better economy for
shops, whether it is som tam shops or grilled chicken shops. If Thais travel within Thailand, these shops will benefit a lot, and he himself will do his best.
Source: Thai News Agency