The cabinet met on July 9, 2019 at the Government House. Some of the resolutions are as follows:
The cabinet approved the draft Regulation of the Prime Minister’s Office on Using, Hoisting or Presenting National Flags and Foreign Flags in the Kingdom (No. …) B.E. …, as proposed by the Prime Minister’s Office.
1. Regulation of the Prime Minister’s Office on Using, Hoisting or Presenting National Flags and Foreign Flags in the Kingdom, B.E. 2529, stipulates the following days and important occasions when hoisting and presenting national flags at public places, building, and vehicles is required:
Days / No.
1. New Year's Day 1 January / 1 Day
2. Magha Puja Day / 1 Day
3. Chakri Memorial Day 6 April / 1 Day
4. Songkran Festival 13-15 April / 3 Days
5. Royal Ploughing Ceremony and Farmer's Day / 1 Day
6. Vesak Day / 1 Day
7. Asalha Puja Day / 1 Day
8. Buddhist Lent / 1 Day
9. His Majesty The King's Birthday 28-29 July / 2 Days
10. The Queen Mother's Birthday 12 August / 1 Day
11. National Flag Day 28 September / 1 Day
12. United Nations Day 24 October / 1 Day
13. King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday Anniversary and Father’s Day 5-6 December / 2 Days
14. Constitution Day 10 December / 1 Day
2. Additional two days have been approved for hoisting and presenting national flags at public places, building, and vehicles:
2.1 Coronation Day 4 May
2.2 Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday 3 June
The cabinet approved the following proposals made by Ministry of Defense:
1. Approved for the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and the Royal Thai Army to implement a project on use of rubber in public agencies for 670 routes of road construction (total distance of 1,744.138 km). A total of 17,435.040 ton of rubber will be used with the total budget of 2,568,783,400 Baht.
2. Approved for central contingency budget of the FY2018 budget for the total of 1,645,216,100 Baht to be allocated to the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and the Royal Thai Army for the implementation of the aforementioned project for FY2019.
The cabinet approved the draft Joint Communique by the Focal Points on Women, Peace and Security, which is the outcome document of the Focal Points Network on Women, Peace and Security Meeting held in Windhoek, Namibia on April 10-11, 2019. Should there be an amendment in parts that are not gist, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet. Concerned agencies, namely, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Royal Thai Police, and National Security Council, are assigned to implement accordingly. This is as proposed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Joint Communiqu? by the Focal Points on Women, Peace and Security, which is the outcome document of the Focal Points Network on Women, Peace and Security Meeting held in Windhoek, Namibia on April 10-11, 2019 under theme “Women, Peace and Security : Towards Full Participation”, and sub-theme “Mainstreaming the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Regional Economic Communities”.
The cabinet acknowledged on Thailand’s rank on U.S. State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, as proposed by Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.
1. The Government of Thailand does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Thailand remained on Tier 2.
2. These efforts included identifying more victims, sentencing convicted traffickers and complicit officials to significant prison terms, developing several manuals in partnership with civil society to standardize anti-trafficking trainings and policies. Labor inspectors, for the first time, identified and referred potential victims to multidisciplinary teams, resulting in the identification of labor trafficking victims.
3. However, the government did not meet the minimum standards in several key areas. The government prosecuted and convicted fewer traffickers and investigated only 43 cases of labor trafficking. The government restricted the movement and communication of victims residing in government shelters, official complicity continued to impede anti-trafficking efforts, and officials did not consistently identify cases of trafficking, especially labor trafficking.
4. Prioritized recommendations include Improve the capacity of law enforcement to proactively prosecute and convict labor traffickers and identify labor trafficking victims.
- Proactively investigate and prosecute officials allegedly complicit in facilitating trafficking, and convict and punish those found guilty with adequate sentences.
- Ensure government and NGO-run shelters provide victims with adequate trauma-informed care, including legal assistance and psychological care.
- Increase the ability of victims, especially adults, to move freely in and out of shelters and access communication devices.
- Support the development of victim-centric and trauma-informed approaches among judges overseeing trafficking cases.
- Increase collaboration with local civil society organizations in migrant worker assistance centers, post-arrival centers, and government shelters, including in the provision of services to victims.
- Increase efforts to ensure employers provide workers copies of contracts in a language they understand.
- Increase the provision of financial compensation and restitution to victims.
- Increase potential victims’ access to government services before they are formally identified by multidisciplinary teams.
- Consistently staff government hotlines and shelters with interpreters.
- Foster an environment conducive to reporting human trafficking crimes without fear of criminal prosecution, including spurious retributive charges pursued by employers.
- Inspect employment locations in border regions with workers employed under border-employment arrangements for trafficking.
- Enforce regular payment of wages, requirements that employers pay recruitment fees of migrant workers, and the rights of employees to retain possession of their own identity and financial documents.
5. Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will take the above recommendations into consideration, and will follow up on all related implementations.
The cabinet approved for a representative from Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be head of the Thai delegation to attend NAM-CoB, and adopt the Caracas Political Declaration. Should the final draft of the Caracas Political Declaration is not in line with Thailand’s position and interest, or reflects negative position and comment against any other country, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is authorized to submit a reservation or carefully express Thailan’s position for not being able to be part of the draft. This is as proposed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Caracas Political Declaration underscores principle and position of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to respect international legal principles and Charter of the United Nations in promoting global peace and security without threats, intimidation, or illegal one-sided forces.
The cabinet approved the draft ASEAN Statement on Promotion of Good Governance and Acceleration of an Agile Civil Service in a Digital Economy. Should there be an amendment in parts that are not gist nor against national interest, Office of the Civil Service Commission is to proceed without having to resubmit to the cabinet. Secretary General of the Office of the Civil Service Commission is authorized as signatory of the draft ASEAN Statement at the 3rd ASEAN Heads of Civil Service Retreat (3rd AHOCSR) to be held in August 2019 in Bangkok. This is as proposed by Office of the Civil Service Commission.
The draft ASEAN Statement on Promotion of Good Governance and Acceleration of an Agile Civil Service in a Digital Economy demonstrates an intent of ASEAN Heads of Civil Service to promote capacity enhancement of ASEAN civil services, promote cooperation and good governance culture of ASEAN civil service sector.
Source: Cabinet Meeting (Prayut Chan-o-cha) July 09, 2019