Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra led her Cabinet on the start of a three-day tour of the South, touring Surat Thani province yesterday, which is a Democrat Party stronghold.The PM visited the tourist isles of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Pha-ngan yesterday.
The Cabinet stayed on Samui last night and ministers are due to visit Nakhon Si Thammarat today.
Billboards and signs welcoming the premier and her ministers were seen in many places she travelled to. Yingluck visited Koh Tao Health Promotion Hospital yesterday. She also visited Tharnsadej Natural Reserve on Koh Pha-ngan, placed a wreath in front of a statue of King Chulalongkorn and visited Thong Sala fresh market on the island.
Today, the PM will chair an economic meeting between the government and private sector on
Samui before visiting Nakhon Si Thammarat and chairing a Cabinet meeting at Surat Thani Rajabhat University tomorrow.
Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said he wants the government to lay down plans for long-term flood prevention in the south and well as reconstructing flood-damaged infrastructure and seeking more sources of freshwater, especially on Samui, which is an important tourism destination.
Abhisit said he had no details about the planned Donsak airport in Surat Thani province but urged the government to consider the demands of local people.
Abhisit assured the government no supporters of the Democrats would stage any protest against Yingluck and the Cabinet while in the area, though some may submit petition notices.
On her weekly TV programme yesterday, the PM described the “success” of the recently concluded Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Kuwait with Thailand as a coordinating nation. She said Thailand had offered to host the next ACD meeting in 2015 in Bangkok.
Yingluck said she also met with the prime minister of Kuwait to discuss many issues and thanked Kuwait in supporting Thailand in the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) with regard to the Deep South. The premier said she had asked Kuwait for more scholarships for Thai-Malay Muslims from the Deep South.
The prime minister said while there were only about 60,000 visitors from Kuwait to Thailand each year, the government was considering extending the length of visas they can get from 30 days to 90 days.
Yingluck said she also met with her Pakistani counterpart, and said that with Pakistan’s 176 million population there was much room for increased bilateral trade in energy, motors, food and jewellery.
Meanwhile, cultural and religious exchanges were discussed with the Sri Lankan leader, along with exploration of trade and relations with Tajikistan officials. Tajikistan was also a supporter of Thailand in the OIC, she noted.
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