Leaders of countries, parties and international friends over recent days continued to send in congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 13th tenure.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 4 sent his greetings to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on the occasion of the country’s 92nd national day (December 5).
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha confirmed on February 8 that he will contest in the upcoming March 24 election as a candidate of the pro-military Palang Pracharat Party.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad discussed security cooperation during talks in Thailand on October 24, especially in dealing with the insurgency in the south of Thailand that has killed more than 7,000 in the last two decades.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has affirmed a goal of improving the role of Thailand in digital development in ASEAN at the opening ceremony of the Big Bang 2018 recently held in Bangkok.
Vietnam and Thailand should seek measures to raise two-way trade to 15 billion USD before 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha in Hanoi on March 30.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India, on January 25.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has instructed state management agencies to increase the monitoring of information on social networks and media, especially online newspapers.
Thailand’s media on September 19 said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha suggested Malaysia cooperate in restoring peace and order in Thailand’s southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed measures to tighten bilateral ties, especially in boosting regional connectivity through roads and along the Mekong River.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has asked the society not to overreact to the government’s new Royal Decree on Migrant Worker Management as its harsher punishments have been delayed from effect by six months.
The Thailand-China railway project will give priority to hiring Thai workers as up to 75 percent of its budget or about 136 billion THB will be used for the work.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on October 13 announced that Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will become the new monarch after the death of his father, King Bhumibol Abdulyadej.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on March 7 instructed the Ministry of Industry to be responsible for developing a plan to promote investment in the automotive industry.
Thailand will hold a general election in 2017 even if a draft constitution does not pass a referendum this year, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha announced on January 26.
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