Thai govt lauds its efforts since taking office

[webfact]

Govt lauds its efforts since taking office

By THE NATION

 

 

Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat on Monday (December 30) announced the government’s achievements in the first five months of its term.

 

“The top priority is to improve people’s livelihood across three main dimensions: Transportation, agricultural income, and assistance to low income earners,” she said, offering the following details.

 

1. Transportation

 

The government has continued work started during the previous administration on expanding the transportation network with a focus on reducing pollution and traffic congestion, In Bangkok, the electric rail system has been expanded in several areas. These are: 14 km of the MRT Blue Line (Hua Lampong-Bang Khae, Bang Sue-Tha Pra), 19 km of the MRT Green Line (Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Kukot), 22 km of the MRT Orange Line (Cultural Centre-Min Buri), 15 km of the MRT Light Red Line (Bang Sue-Taling Chan), 26.3 km of the MRT Red Line (Bangsue-Rangsit), 34.5 km. of the MRT Pink Line (Khaerai-Min Buri) and 30 km of the MRT Yellow Line (Lad Phrao-Samrong). When all the networks are connected, the system will help reduce commuting times in the metropolitan area, as well as reduce the use of personal cars and polluting emissions.

 

Furthermore, the government has opened additional passenger terminals at U-tapao, Rayong and Pattaya international airports, which will help accommodate additional 3-5 million passengers from both domestic and foreign destinations. Another notable transportation-related project initiated by the government is the high-speed train project connecting Don Mueang – Suvarnabhumi - U-tapao airports that will help promote the tourism and industries in eastern economic corridor areas (EEC), resulting in improvement of infrastructure and additional employment in surrounding communities.

 

2. Agricultural income

 

The government has initiated price guarantee schemes for several economic crops as well as implemented parallel measures to stabilize the prices of agricultural products, such as providing a subsidy for production and harvesting costs to rice farmers at Bt500 per rai (maximum 20 rai per household) and giving loans to farmers to slow down the release of the produce to market to prevent oversupply. Most importantly, the government has announced that biodiesel B10 will be the standard diesel for domestic consumption, which helped stabilize the price of palm oil and helped farmers sell their supplies at reasonable prices without the need for additional subsidy.

 

3. Assistance to low income earners

 

The government has implemented several measures specifically tailored for low income earners, such as extending the utility bill subsidy programme for households that use less than 50 units of electricity and less than Bt100 of water until September 2020, providing a travel allowance at Bt500 per month and a consumer products allowance at Bt200/300 per month, refunding 5 per cent of VAT when spending via state welfare card and depositing 1 per cent of spending to the National Saving Fund in the cardholder’s name. Moreover, the government also helps low income earners by providing occupational training and fixing debt problems in hope that they can eventually improve their economic status and sustainably eradicate poverty from Thai society.

 

“The government’s policies focus mainly on the need of people while at the same time aim to drive the country forward in the modern world. There are several more projects that the government is working on which it will communicate with the people in later occasions. Please stay tuned for more updates,” added Narumon.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379995

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-30

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[Chang_paarp]

It is good to see the government is telling anyone who will listen (or just stands near by) what their achievements are, because there is deafening silence from any other PR organisation or actual news organisation. Maybe the false news department of the police is working better than we predicted.

 

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Furthermore, the government has opened additional passenger terminals at U-tapao, Rayong and Pattaya international airports, which will help accommodate additional 3-5 million passengers from both domestic and foreign destinations.

One would think that is three airports if one did not have a map with airports marked on it.

 

[Grumpy John]

Have they upgraded the airfield out near Bira race track?

 

 

 

 

 

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“The top priority is to improve people’s livelihood across three main dimensions: Transportation, agricultural income, and assistance to low income earners,”

The top priority is to get rid of Future Forward party and it's leader.

[AhFarangJa]

Self praise is no recommendation.......

[Isaan sailor]

Right, they walk lockstep with the ChiComs, with bullet trains, submarines, and hot money inflows into Bank of Thailand, to crush the USD (and related western currencies), slam the export industry and tourism?  Don't get me started...

[ParkerN]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

Self praise is no recommendation.......

Indeed. Unfortunately self-praise is the only praise this incompetent government is likely to get; Prayuth is regularly shunned by other world leaders when they meet, yet to hear Prayuth tell it, they line up to hear his wisdom. The photos tell a different story.

 

Any and all Thai governments are incompetent or corrupt or both. What seems clear to us as foreigners is either unclear or ignored by Thais, who always know best. Trying to help Thais is an exercise in futility, that's the inevitable result of state-sponsored indoctrination for the direct benefit of the 1%, but they are beginning to reap a bitter harvest.

[yellowboat]

Dubleplusgood junta carry on with your wet blanket strategy for Thailand, quashing freedom and fun.   The economy becomes more moribund and the wealthy become more so. 

 

She left out that the wealth of the 1 percent just goes higher and higher.

Edited December 30, 2019 by yellowboat

[Destiny1990]

How many females in this government besides this one?

[z42]

33 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

How many females in this government besides this one?

That ghastly hag Pareena who when not spitting venom at the opposition is busy occupying 1000+ rai of land allocated for the poorest of the poor.

I thought that last Shin government was dreadful, this one makes them look like Saints in comparison

[BobinBKK]

Narcissism at its best!!!

[ParkerN]

44 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Dubleplusgood junta carry on with your wet blanket strategy for Thailand, quashing freedom and fun.   The economy becomes more moribund and the wealthy become more so. 

 

She left out that the wealth of the 1 percent just goes higher and higher.

"She left out that the wealth of the 1 percent just goes higher and higher."

 

Which after all was the objective from day 1. It must be nice to have a whole country as a piggy bank.

 

[RichardColeman]

4. Supercharging the Baht

[Cake Monster]

Do Rayong and Pattaya have Airports ? Or have I been asleep for the last  few Years.

[zzaa09]

Yet, isn't it the very universal nature of government [anywhere/anytime] to praise itself with a good pat on the back? 

 

Rather moot lending to rhetoric. 

[lordblackader]

"First five months of its term." 

 

You can't get much more Orwell new speak than that. Some government since the coup in 2014, this time around "elected" under a rigged "democracy" system. 

[ubon farang]

12 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Do Rayong and Pattaya have Airports ? Or have I been asleep for the last  few Years.

Ha ha same airport but she made it sound good lol. Just was reading from the wrong <deleted> paper.

[pattayadgw]

Does this sound familiar "blow ones own trumpet"???????

[neeray]

If whoever was the architech of scheming this most recent constitution and rigging the parliamentary process such as it is had put the same effort into the betterment of the country, the vast majority of Thais who live one day at a time would be benefitting from such clever thinking.

 

Somebody, or some group, sure as heck has some political, manipulative smarts. They just didn't use it to the benefit of all.