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Cabinet approves govt policy for presentation to Parliament
Cabinet approves govt policy for presentation to Parliament
BANGKOK, Dec 23 (TNA) - Thailand's newly-appointed coalition government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday approved the government's policy which will be debated in Parliament by members of the House of Representatives next week, Education Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Tuesday afternoon.
Approval on the policy was made during the first cabinet session and will be printed on Wednesday in time for the House debate, scheduled to be held next Monday and Tuesday, said Mr. Jurin, who chaired the government policy drafting committee.
According to Mr. Jurin, the policy contains 22 urgent programmes to be implemented by the government, plus long-term projects to be carried out during the remaining three years of the administration.
Regarding the government's policy to resolve violence in Thailand's deep south, which re-ignited in January
2004 and had so far left more than 3,500 dead, Mr. Jurin said the government plans to establish a new office
to administer affairs of the troubled southernmost border provinces.
The new agency will have considerable freedom of action under the direct supervision of a minister to be appointed later by Mr. Abhisit, said Mr. Jurin.
The ruling Democrat Party, under the leadership of Mr. Abhisit, has southern provinces as its stronghold.
Mr.Abhisit said later that Suthep Thaugsuban, one of three deputy prime ministers, would take up the role of overseeing the policy for the southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
Another ministerial level appointment will be assigned to help Mr. Suthep in dealing with problems in the
South, with Deputy Interior Minister Thaworn Senneam initially being in charge.
The prime minister said his government would use not only security measures to attempt to resolve the
problem, but will also apply economic and cultural measures to address the various differences in the region, in which ethnic Malay Muslims are the majority population.
If the government focuses solely on security matters, it would have to send massive numbers of troops to the provinces, which Mr. Jurin said he thought was not a final and sustainable solution.
Problem solving would be carried out in many dimensions, he said, which he was confident would improve situation. (TNA)
BANGKOK, Dec 23 (TNA) - Thailand's newly-appointed coalition government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday approved the government's policy which will be debated in Parliament by members of the House of Representatives next week, Education Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Tuesday afternoon.
Approval on the policy was made during the first cabinet session and will be printed on Wednesday in time for the House debate, scheduled to be held next Monday and Tuesday, said Mr. Jurin, who chaired the government policy drafting committee.
According to Mr. Jurin, the policy contains 22 urgent programmes to be implemented by the government, plus long-term projects to be carried out during the remaining three years of the administration.
Regarding the government's policy to resolve violence in Thailand's deep south, which re-ignited in January
2004 and had so far left more than 3,500 dead, Mr. Jurin said the government plans to establish a new office
to administer affairs of the troubled southernmost border provinces.
The new agency will have considerable freedom of action under the direct supervision of a minister to be appointed later by Mr. Abhisit, said Mr. Jurin.
The ruling Democrat Party, under the leadership of Mr. Abhisit, has southern provinces as its stronghold.
Mr.Abhisit said later that Suthep Thaugsuban, one of three deputy prime ministers, would take up the role of overseeing the policy for the southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
Another ministerial level appointment will be assigned to help Mr. Suthep in dealing with problems in the
South, with Deputy Interior Minister Thaworn Senneam initially being in charge.
The prime minister said his government would use not only security measures to attempt to resolve the
problem, but will also apply economic and cultural measures to address the various differences in the region, in which ethnic Malay Muslims are the majority population.
If the government focuses solely on security matters, it would have to send massive numbers of troops to the provinces, which Mr. Jurin said he thought was not a final and sustainable solution.
Problem solving would be carried out in many dimensions, he said, which he was confident would improve situation. (TNA)
