PM Launches Community Centre In City

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PM launches community centre in city

Jeerapong Prasertpolkrang

The Nation on Sunday

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra presided over a ceremony to open a community centre yesterday instead of hosting her weekly TV programme.

Four ministers hosted the show live on her behalf at the venue where the centre was launched.

The Centre for Creative Community has been established under an expressway in Ploenchit in central Bangkok in a bid to boost the quality of life for nearby residents.

The government aims to open two more centres in Bangkok - and over 100 centres in other provinces - by the end of this year.

Yingluck said the centres would help develop people's quality of life. Children could learn from different useful activities provided there, while women would have a role in running the centres and a chance to show their capabilities.

The government would support communities to set up centres in vacant areas under expressways and in public areas across the country.

In the TV show, Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said the centres would offer facilities for people in communities to do activities together, such as playing sport.

Deputy Transport Minister Pol Lt-General Chatt Kuldiloke said vacant land would be provided on which the centres could be built.

Information and Communications Technology Minister Gp Capt Anudith Nakornthap vowed that the ministry would give 12 computers and a Wi-Fi system to each centre. Social Development and Human Security Minister Santi Promphat said officials would offer occupational training and give advice on employment and jobs.

-- The Nation 2012-01-22