The Cabinet met on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at the Government House. Some of the resolutions are as follows:
The cabinet approved in principle the draft Royal Decree for Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to implement mass rapid transit system in Chiang Mai, Phang-nga, and Phuket, as proposed by Ministry of Transport.
MRTA is approved to operate mass transit system (light rail system) in Chiang Mai, Phang-nga, and Phuket provinces, other than Bangkok and vicinity, to help enhance capacity of regional airports in accommodating an increasing number of passengers.
The cabinet approved the allocation of FY2018 central budget for contingencies to the Equitable Education Fund. Detail is as follows:
1. The amount of 700 million Baht is allocated as capital fund
2. An annual susidy of 499,187,400 Baht
The cabinet approved General Capital Increase and Selective Capital Increase of International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the total amount of 77.99 million US Dollars (approx. 2,652 million Baht) for 5 years (IBRD: US$38.44 million, and IFC: US$39.56 million). This is as proposed by Ministry of Finance.
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
1. Approved endorsement of the Declaration of Shared Commitments on UN Peacekeeping Operations. Should there be an amendment in parts that are not gist nor against the approved principle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to proceed, and inform the cabinet later of the amendment.
2. Approved for concerned agencies, that is, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Justice, and the Royal Thai Police to dispatch personnel to join related U.N. missions.
The Declaration of Shared Commitments on UN Peacekeeping Operations will be officially endorsed during the High-level Meeting on Action for Peacekeeping (HLM on A4P). The draft Declaration covers issues on:
1) promoting conflict resolution by political means, and uplifting peacekeeping’s political outcome;
2) strengthening civilian protection from peacekeeping operation;
3) improving safety and security of peacekeeping personnel;
4) promoting efficient and accountable peacekeeping operations of all sectors;
5) sustaining peace;
6) developing peacekeeping partnership; and
7) strengthening operations of personnel and operation teams.
The cabinet approved draft Thailand’s position paper for 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, as proposed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Should there be an amendment in parts that are not gist nor against the approved principle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet for its consideration.
The draft Thailand’s position paper for 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly covers various issues listed on the UNGA 73’s 9 agendas:
A. Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development;
B. Maintenance of international peace and security;
C. Development of Africa;
D. Promotion of human rights;
E. Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts;
F. Promotion of justice and international law;
G. Disarmament;
H. Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; and
I. Organizational, administrative and other matters.
--Cabinet Meeting (Prayut Chan-o-cha) September 11, 2018--