The Cabinet met on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Command Building I, Government House. Some of the resolutions are as follows;
The cabinet approved in principle six draft ministerial regulations issued by virtue of the Nuclear Energy for Peace Act, B.E. 2559, as proposed by Ministry of Science and Technology.
1. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, condition, and schedule of a guarantee for radioactive materials, radiation generators, nuclear materials, and nuclear facilities, and implementations of competent officials, B.E…
2. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, and condition on application for license concerning radioactive materials, B.E….
3. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, and condition on notice of the possession of radioactive materials, B.E….
4. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, and condition on application for license concerning nuclear materials and radioactive waste, B.E….
5. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, and condition on notice of the possession of nuclear materials, B.E….
6. Ministerial regulation on criteria, procedure, and condition on transfer of a license concerning radioactive materials, radiation generators, nuclear materials, and nuclear facilities, B.E….
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Tourism and Sports:
1) Approved draft agreement between the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand and the UN World Tourism Organization, for Thailand to host the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism in the year 2018. Should there be any amendment, if not affecting gist of the agreement, Ministry of Ministry of Tourism and Sports is authorized to proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet for further consideration.
2) Approved for Minister of Tourism and Sports or a representative to be signatory of the Agreement.
3) Approved for Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue the Full Powers to Minister of Tourism and Sports or a representative
The agreement will cover rights and facilities for attending guests as well as the conditions for forum management. The time and venue for the event will be revealed at a later date. At the same time, Thailand expects to showcase its potential in food security management and share its culinary arts to the world at this event, as part of the “Kitchen to the World” campaign.
The Agreement is expected to be signed at the 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism held during May 8-9, 2017 in San Sebastian, the Kingdom of Spain.
The cabinet agreed on the proposals made by Ministry of Transport as follows:
1) Approved the Joint Ministerial Conference of the Paris -Tokyo MOU on Port State Control. Should there be any amendment, if not affecting gist of the agreement, the Thai delegation is authorized to proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet for further consideration.
2) Approved for Deputy Minister of Transport (Pichit Akrathit) to be signatory of the Joint Ministerial Conference of the Paris -Tokyo MOU on Port State Control.
The purpose of this MOU is to ensure maritime safety, protect marine environment, and safeguard crews with respect to their living and working conditions on board ships. Thailand aims to partner with European and Asia-Pacific maritime networks in order to raise its standards to “protect maritime transportation with responsibility and sustainability.”
Thailand will be attending the 3rd Joint Ministerial Conference between May 2-4, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada.
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Justice:
1) Approved draft MOU between Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection regarding bilateral cooperation on information disclosure and sharing
2) Approved for DSI Director-General to be signatory of the MOU
This MOU aims to strengthen cooperation between the two departments on sharing information, expertise, lessons learned, and best practices. The MOU will also cover mutual law enforcement and procedures for effective management. The focus of cooperation in this MOU will be for cases of narcotics, customs, immigration and transnational crimes.
The cabinet agreed on the annual budget framework for the State Railway of Thailand and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority for the year 2018.
The annual budget will consider changes to fuel expenses, costs for infrastructure, salary and employee benefits, pensions, and maintenance. The budget also takes into consideration increased passenger services, appropriate pricing levels, and transparent budget auditing measures.
--Cabinet Meeting (Prayut Chan-o-cha) May 2, 2017 --