Pm Outlines 8 Strategies For Aec 2015

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PM outlines 8 strategies for AEC 2015

The Nation on Sunday October 28, 2012 1:00 am

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed all concerned agencies to work with the private sector in preparing the country for the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, while the government has outlined eight key strategies to ensure the country's readiness.

In a pre-recorded episode of her weekly TV programme "Yingluck Government Meets the People", the prime minister said she had chaired a second workshop for state agencies and the private and civil sectors on Wednesday. The aim was to follow up on various issues decided during the first meeting when all ministries had been assigned to assess Thailand's readiness and competencies in relation to various Asean directives and regulations.

At the second meeting, Yingluck said the government was briefed on the readiness of each industry-assessed state agency. The premier said she has ordered the ministries to jointly work with the private sector to re-evaluate readiness in all aspects and present information to the Cabinet within two weeks.

Yingluck added the government has outlined eight strategies to prepare the country for the AEC in the next three years. The strategies include:

_ promotion of competitiveness of products, services, trade, and investment;

_ improvement of quality of life and social protection;

_ development of basic infrastructure and logistics system to enhance connectivity;

_ human resources development to meet Asean education standards;

_ improvement of law and regulations to facilitate trade and investment;

_ promotion of public awareness about the AEC;

_ strengthening security issues;

_ enhancing urban competitiveness to take advantage of opportunities in Asean

Yingluck said the Cabinet is committed to ensuring that the country is ready for the AEC at the national level, while four subcommittees will also be set up. These subcommittees will implement the eight strategies at the regional and provincial levels. There will be a joint committee with the private sector, a subcommittee on basic infrastructure, and a subcommittee on law amendment.

-- The Nation 2012-10-28

[jerrysteve]

NOBLE goals Indeed...but I am afraid .ooooo23 will be accomplished.

[Markaew]

This will be a trend leading all the way up to 2015. Grand and hollow actions should be expected. Rhetoric will not prepare a nation for changes of this magnitude. Everything we have seen from this government always accomplishes the same: lots of chat and no results. When 2015 approaches Thailand will withdraw from portions of the agreement because Thailand is either unwilling or unable to prepare itself. Wait and watch the show.

[teatree]

Utter hot air unless they state in detail how they will achieve these goals.

[jonclark]

Shame she couldn't have thought to include improve EDUCATION standards for all citizens as the single one priority which is required for Thais to be successful.

<deleted> is 'enhancing urban competitiveness' please!!! Some sort of relay race between towns and cities??

[rubl]

_ promotion of competitiveness of products, services, trade, and investment;

We will continue cornering the rice market

_ improvement of law and regulations to facilitate trade and investment;

No more 'money transfer refusals'

_ enhancing urban competitiveness to take advantage of opportunities in Asean

Bangkok first and foremost!

[culicine]

They forgot "Learn English"...or the rest is just hot air.

[ThaiRich]

Someone has been talking out her bung hole again.

[asiawatcher]

Consensus with all the above posts. A PR exercise with no credibility whatsoever. And more sub committees so when the failure eventuates, the finger pointing can absolve the people at the top. Then they can have an investigation into the failure by the opposition when they get into power and the stupidity of the cycle can continue. The cycle of (mis)management in Thailand is very predictable.

[Sydebolle]

In clear language to everyone working/employing people here: Get out while you can.

In one or the other way they'll cock up initially (i.e. all ASEAN aliens wanting to work in Thailand need to be fluent in Thai - spoken and written that is). Over time this will not work (as reciprocy may apply) which will make Thai workers obsolete as they simply have the poorest background of them all.

Within a few months millions of uneducated, red-shirt brain-washed Siamese will be on the dole (which funds have been depleted by then).

Next step = search for the scapegoat! Quite obviously = non-ASEAN aliens.

So arrange your business/life in such a way that you can pack up and go whenever YOU want.

[TackyToo]

The EU gives a good example. Inequality between members of an Economic Community leads towards disaster. Thailand’s chronic hubris can’t make up the lack of political stability, education standards and economic reforms. Unlike Greece and other Nations in the EU, the country will not receive billions from countries like Vietnam, Malaysia or Singapore to compensate for its own failures. An old saying comes to mind: If you want to p#*ss with the big dogs- you have to lift your leg!

[whybother]

The EU gives a good example. Inequality between members of an Economic Community leads towards disaster. Thailand’s chronic hubris can’t make up the lack of political stability, education standards and economic reforms. Unlike Greece and other Nations in the EU, the country will not receive billions from countries like Vietnam, Malaysia or Singapore to compensate for its own failures. An old saying comes to mind: If you want to p#*ss with the big dogs- you have to lift your leg!

The AEC won't be anything like the EU. The EU has a lot more say over each country's monetary policy, which is the main problem wmin dealing with the different economies. The AEC will just cover trade and people movement.

Sent from my HTC phone.

[khunken]

And tackling corruption predictably doesn't get a mention.

The PM can spout lovely rhetoric & they can pass a law or two but when it comes to implementation; total failure.

[Beng]

Let's hope the best.