Thailand’s Prayut to hold public forum on economy

Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha announced yesterday at a cabinet meeting that the government will hold a public forum on the economy. The date for the forum has not yet been announced. PM Prayut said the government is trying to ensure better welfare for elderly citizens and vulnerable groups in Thailand. He said it wants to introduce measures to help medium-sized and large businesses as they are the main sources of employment.

Prayut said Songkran marks a new beginning to take Thailand into the future, and rehabilitate it’s economy. He said the government’s new economic plan hopes to boost the tourism sector, exports, and investment. The government, Prayut said, has allocated hundreds of billions of baht to help farmers grow Thailand’s six main cash crops: rice, cassava, oil palm, rubber plants, sugar cane and maize.

Prayut said the government has spent more than 800…