The Cabinet met on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the Government House. Some of the resolutions are as follows:
The cabinet made the following approvals:
1. Approved Thailand’s membership of WIPO Copyright Treaty, and ordered for the matter to be forwarded to National Legislative Assembly (NLA) coordination committee, before submitting to NLA for its deliberation.
2. Approved in principle the draft Copyrights Act (No….), B.E…., as proposed by Ministry of Commerce, and ordered for the Act to be processed before being deliberated by NLA.
3. Acknowledged drafting of secondary laws, gist, and timeframe, as proposed by Ministry of Commerce.
4. Ordered for Ministry of Commerce to take opinions of National Economic and Social Development Board, and legal committee under National Council for Peace and Order into consideration.
5. Ordered for Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit Thailand’s accession to Director-General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) after NLA’s approval.
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Social Development and Human Security:
1. Approved in principle draft 2nd National Children and Youth Development Plan (2017-2021)
2. Approved for concerned agencies to formulate action plan and an annual action plan in order to mobilize the plan in an efficient manner.
3. Approved for Ministry of Interior to lay out children and youth development plan and action plan, as well as the budget of each province.
4. Approved for Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to monitor and follow up the plan on an annual basis.
The draft 2nd National Children and Youth Development Plan (2017-2021) consists of 5 strategies:
1) capacity and immunity enhancement of children and youths,
2) enhancing environmental mechanism to efficiently accommodate children and youth development,
3) promoting children and youth participation,
4) promoting the role and cooperation of all concerned sectors in the development of children and youths, and
5) innovative management of children and youth development.
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
1. Approved draft outcome document of 12th ASEM Summit Meeting (ASEM12). Should there be any amendment in parts that are not gist nor against the principle approved by the cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to proceed, and report to the cabinet later on the amendment.
2. Approved for the Prime Minister or a representative, as head of the Thai delegation, to endorse the draft outcome document.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend ASEM12 to be held in Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium during October 18-19, 2018, under the overarching theme: “Global Partners for Global Challenges”. The draft outcome document of 12th ASEM Summit Meeting (ASEM12) underscores ASEM’s role in promoting multilateral cooperation and regulation-oriented trade in order to achieve UN’s SDGs, gender equality, and to cope with challenges resulting from climate change. It stipulates areas of cooperation under the 3 following Pillars: 1) politics and security (cyber security and freedom, anti-terrorism, migration, and ocean governance & marine security); 2) economy and finances (support for WTO and regulation-oriented trade system, inclusive and sustainable economic growth); and 3) socio-cultural aspect (education, gender equality, sustainable tourism, cultural ambassadors, and Asia-Europe Foundation.)
The cabinet approved 27-million-Baht grant in aid to Lao People's Democratic Republic for the repair of the Third Friendship Bridge (Nakhon Panom) and Fourth Friendship Bridge (Chiang Khong-Huay Sai)
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Culture:
1. Approved Yogyakarta Declaration on Embracing the Culture of Prevention to Enrich the ASEAN Identity which is the outcome document of the 8th meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) and other related meetings.
2. Approved for Minister of Culture, as head of the Thai delegation, to endorse the Declaration at the aforementioned meeting.
3. Should there be any amendment in parts that are not gist nor against the country’s benefit, Ministry of Culture can proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet for its consideration.
Yogyakarta Declaration on Embracing the Culture of Prevention to Enrich the ASEAN Identity endorses culture of peace and cultural understanding. The Declaration aims to reduce conflicts and promote understanding on cultural difference and diversity. The 8th meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) and other related meetings will be held on October 21-25, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Republic of Indonesia.
--Cabinet Meeting (Prayut Chan-o-cha) October 16, 2018--