Pullman King Power School, Prime Minister delivers speech on increasing income and reducing expenses. Emphasis on expanding opportunities to build the country – Thai people have a good future. Emphasize that if we don’t move forward, Landbridge will lose an important opportunity. Reiterates international position, Thailand is neutral, reveals good news, free Thai-Chinese visa signing this Friday.
Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Gave a special speech at the seminar WThailand 2024 The Great Challenge, Increase Income, Reduce Expenses, Expand Opportunity’ that today he would like to focus on expanding opportunities for all Thai people. What will we see in the next 4 years? At least we have started the project in order to continue forwarding a better future for our children and grandchildren. Creating opportunities is investment. I don’t want the next 20-30 years to come and say, “Knowing this, we should do this and that.” I want this word to be taken out of the dictionary. If we hav
e to wait for everything to be completely complete or all-knowing There must be higher expenses and costs. which is believed to be an issue that causes us to lose opportunities
‘About the economy I don’t want to repeat what the government has done over the past 4 months. But let’s talk about going to the World Economic Forum or WEF in Davos. Switzerland which is a gathering of leaders of countries around the world and leading businessmen in every sector Thailand has never had a government leader come and go in the past 12 years who has met with leaders. Various business sectors World-renowned corporate leaders The important issue is inevitably the Land Bridge project. There are those who agree and those who disagree. But he insists that this government will listen to all objections. And there must be a fair study. From the discussion, there are investors Either from India or Dubai. Interested and ready to talk Come see the real place,’ the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that there is also the
matter of FTA or international trade treaties. We lag behind our main competitor, Vietnam. If we sign an FTA with the EU, it will build confidence and bring investors back. It is no surprise that many people are talking about doing business in Thailand. Including problems that arise in both FTAs ??because there are many steps in conducting business. like switzerland It is a country that has many world-class medicinal products. and want Thailand to be a product market But importing them each time is very difficult. Until going through the steps from the FDA. He will go and see if there are some products that can reduce the steps. It is considered an issue that the government must give importance to. Next year, he will definitely attend the WEF meeting again and will go great. with many ministers accompanying If planning to meet and talk with many groups It is believed that it will definitely create confidence in Thailand.
‘Thailand’s main policy is tourism. which has many dimensions involved Whatever can be d
one, do it first or Quick Win like the free visa policy. started going to many countries This evening there will be the Chinese Foreign Minister coming to talk. Before Friday (January 26), it should be possible to sign. Providing a permanent, visa-free visa for both countries is considered to raise the Thai passport to the next level. In addition, he met with the President of the EU and the Prime Minister of Belgium, and there was also talk about the Schengen visa. I want free entry and exit as well,’ the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that the President of Vietnam came to offer good things. When I think about it, nothing is free in this world. Because if Thailand is a tourism hub His airline Vietjet It will also be a hub. Flight routes to other cities in Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand can be opened again. because he was expanding rapidly This is considered living together. have mutual benefits Because it is a big issue that we ask you to follow. Will continue talking for another month or so.
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he Prime Minister raised the issue of Nong Ngu Hao Airport or Suvarnabhumi Airport. Let’s compare with the Landbridge project If we didn’t dare to invest more than 20 years ago, today if we have to rely on Don Mueang Airport as the only airport. What will it be like? Not just seeing Or only dream But you have to do it too. which is correct On that day, listen to the voices of opposition and see how many there are. This is a large infrastructure investment like this. There must be a good discussion in every dimension. But the matter of opportunity is an important matter. I don’t want us to waste another opportunity. Regarding the airport that has been done today, everyone has benefited from it.
The Prime Minister said that we know roughly the details of the Land Bridge project. But the investment budget will be used as little as possible. Let other people invest as well. We are not just listening to the opinions of the people. But you have to listen to investors and what they want. It is the duty of the gover
nment to scrutinize. whether what he asked for was more positive or negative to the people Because we still don’t know whether there is a need to send an oil pipeline or not. But we are open that it might be one of the businesses that we would like him to invest in. From the beginning of the river to the end of the river Various factories were built. You will get the right design. But this matter still needs to take at least 10 years before it will all be finished. Therefore, I want to look ahead like Suvarnabhumi Airport.
‘Thailand’s foreign affairs position is neutral. Not conflicting with any country Whether it is the superpower between the United States and China or India which is shifting to become another superpower. It is believed that various mega projects that will be made Must clearly state that we are friendly to all countries. and are willing to conduct transactions with many countries The fact that we have a large infrastructure It can create bargaining power for every country. As long as we are
the ones controlling this project. Every country wants to come in,’ the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said about the drug problem that It is a big problem and has undermined Thai society for a long time. In the 4th quarter of 2023, more methamphetamine was seized than in the entire year 2022, but this much was caught. The price has not increased yet. It shows that there are a lot of people coming in. which clearly came from Myanmar Because there are internal political problems that require money His having been to the North many times Went to talk with the security department and received very good cooperation in detection. Regardless of using drone technology, CCTV has captured so much that it has begun to decrease. But the bad news is that now it has appeared in Kanchanaburi. This matter must be managed entirely. Both burn the medicine faster. Use laws to seize various assets, but it is important that we pay attention. Because if the family institution is strong and make the buyer a patient inste
ad Bring training to build a career Return to the embrace of parents and is closely followed I believe that Thai society will be better. without destroying the opportunities of Thai youth who are experiencing drug-related problems
“For the matter of E-government It is considered important. We now have more documents. causing problems in taking care of the people Waste of time and opportunity to travel to government offices. That has to wait for several hours. Therefore, if technology and Cloud are used to develop the government sector It is believed that it can help shorten the time required to process documents for entrepreneurs. and take care of every baht that is taxpayer money As for clean energy It is a strong point of Thailand. Because we do it well There is a strong Thai private sector. and the relevant government agencies did a good job. Thailand has electric power that comes from dams. But who knows that dams are an important force in creating clean energy? Because floating solar can be built above
the dam. So it’s good. Because we will have an advantage over foreign competitors like Vietnam and Indonesia. At the same time, we will try to make electricity prices good as well. to attract investors into the country,’ the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that regarding agriculture Creating opportunities is important. Therefore, we try to provide various knowledge. In response to the policy to create more income for farmers. Within the past 4 years, businessmen who have studied in various courses have been invited to go to other provinces as well. Because I want you to go see the royal initiative projects. How do they do it? emphasizing that he did not need the money but need love care Because buying products is part of helping. ‘But giving them the opportunity to sell their products abroad is more important than helping to bridge the gap in inequality. between those who have and those who do not So he brought the Chirathivat family with him. because he has business abroad So I want to take eve
ryone to see it. The look in the eyes of someone who has a dream and wants to have a chance. All agencies including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Therefore, it is involved in pushing until today the price of rubber and sugar cane has increased. I believe there are still many challenges that have not been discussed, such as the constitution and the right to choose gender. Occupational rights But even if you don’t speak Confirm that the government attaches great importance and listens to every voice. But we are a coalition government so we have to talk a lot. If the government helps create opportunities Build a good foundation Thailand will fight change. with neighboring countries You can definitely have a better life. We have the sincere intention to pass on a better future to all Thai children and grandchildren,’ the Prime Minister said.
Source: Thai News Agency