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Colonel Saranyoo Wiriyawetchakun, the Deputy Director of NEDA, and the colleagues followed the progress of the development projects of Stung Bot Border Checkpoint and the road linking to the Road No. 5 of the Kingdom of Cambodia as well as attended the conference with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), which was led by H.E. Dr. Yit Bunna, the Secretary of State. In this occasion, H.E. Oum Reatrey, the Governor of Banteay Meanchey Province, joined the policy-based discussions and found the control measures for improving the projects. The implementations were complete by the deadline in Ban Stung Bot, Poi Pet Sub-District, Ojarow District, Banteay Meanchey Province, the Kingdom of Cambodia on 8th February 2023.

Colonel Saranyoo Wiriyawetchakun, the Deputy Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) and the Engineering and Project Advisor, led the colleagues to survey the areas of the Road No. 68 improvement project in Chong Chom/O Smach- Samrong – Kralanh of the Kingdom of Cambodia (NR68 Project) with the officers of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Department of Public Works and Transport (DPWT) of Cambodia in Siem Reap and Udom Meechai Province during 5th – 6th Janaury 2023 in order to attend the conference and survey the current conditions of the NR68 Road, which is 116 kilometers. The road links the Northeastern part of Cambodia (Udon Meechai Province) and the lower Northeastern part of Thailand (Surin Province, Buri Ram Province and Srisaket Province) through Chong Chom Boder Checkpoint in Kap Choeng District in Surin Province. It is also an importantly potential route for the tourism, economic developments, trades and investments between Thailand and Cambodia. It also improves the competitiveness of the Southern Economic Corridor of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), which was led by Adjunct Professor Thongthong Chantharansu, a committee of NEDA, Mr. Peerameet Wutthithornnetirak, the Director, managers and offices of NEDA had a field trip in Vientiane – Vang Vieng – Luang Prabang in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) during 25th – 28th January 2023.

On 19th January 2023, Mr. Raphiphat Phrommanarot, the Director of the Policy and Planning Bureau of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), met Mr. Racha Areephak, the Director of the Division of Economic Relation and Cooperation Promotions of the Department of International Economic Affairs, in order to discuss about the cooperation for the developments in Bhutan under the framework of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)as well as the guidelines for NEDA to support/drive the concept of PRO BIMSTEC, which is the main concept of Thailand as the leader of BIMSTEC for the potential projects with Bhutan.

On 18th January 2023, Colonel Saranyu Wiriyawetchakun, the Deputy Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), and Mr. Raphiphat Phrommanarot, the Director of the Policy and Planning Bureau, met Mr. Watthanawit Kotchasenee, the Deputy Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) in order to discuss about the projects and cooperation according to the requirements of Bhutan’s developments for planning the potential projects between Bhutan and NEDA.

Mr. Peeramet Wutthithongnetirak, the Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), welcomed the representatives of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) from Cambodia led by H.E. Tauch Chankosal, the Permanent Secretary of State, in order to discuss about the operations and management for improving the Road Number 67 in Siem Reap-Anlong Veng-Juam/Sangam in the Kingdom of Cambodia (NR67 Project) and operate under the loan agreements to be prepared for conducting the project according to the conditions of the loan agreements on 11th January 2023 at Sun Towers Building on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road.

Mr. Peeramet Wutthithongnetirak, the Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), and Mr. Raphiphat Phrommanarot, the Director of the Policy and Planning Bureau, met the World Bank’s manager in Thailand in order to discuss about the cooperation between NEDA and the World Bank for developing Khong Basin Region at the World Bank Office in Thailand on 12th January 2023.

The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Public) (NEDA) attended the seminar considering the opinions of the stakeholders of the design consultations in order to stud the design details of Chiang Man – Luang Pra Bang Bridge in Lao PDR that was held by the consultation companies. Mrs. Siribhorn Suphanthong, the Deputy Governor of Luang Pra Bang, was the speaker opening the seminar. Mr. Keerati Weluwan, the Deputy Director, was the representative of the NEDA telling the background and objectives of the project at the Public Civil Works and Transportations Department’s Conference Room in Luang Pra Bang in Lao PDR on 12th January 2023.

The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Public) (NEDA) led the consultants including STS Engineering Consultant Company Limited and International Engineering Consultants Company Limited had the conference with the representatives of the Department of Transportations and Luang Pra Bang in Lao PDR in order to present the research reports and to consider the opinions of the consultants in order to study and identify the details of the construction of Chiang Man – Luang Pra Bang in Lao PDR and to survey the construction location of the mentioned bridge. Mr. Keerati Weluwan, the Deputy Director of NEDA, and Ardnada Bloom, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Transportations, were the co-speakers at the Public Civil Works and Transportations Department’s Conference Room in Luang Pra Bang in Lao PDR on 11th January 2023.

On 13th January 2023, Colonel Saranyu Wiriyawetchakun, the Deputy Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) discussed with Mr. Thaworn Chalakjian, the Vice President of the Federation of Thai Industries and the President of the Human Capacity Building Institute. The responsible managers and officers also joined the discussions at the Federation of Thai Industries. Both parties discussed about the cooperation for the economic developments between Thailand and Bhutan in order to plan the potential projects between NEDA and Bhutan regarding the qualitative data and experiences of the Federation of Thai Industries about economic and industrial developments, the fields that the Thai private sector had experiences in, and the beneficial suggestions for planning the potential projects in order to enable NEDA to cooperate with Bhutan appropriately and to provide benefits for gaining commercial and investment opportunities between Thailand and Bhutan in the future.

Mr. Peeramet Wutthithornnetirak, the Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), and Mr. Keerati Weluwan, the Deputy Director, joined the ceremony to give the offerings in the New Year Festival in 2023 at the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Arkhom Termphittayaphaisit, the Minister for Finance, was the speaker in the ceremony. The managers of the organizations under the Ministry of Finance joined the ceremony at Wayuphak Hall 1 of the Ministry of Finance on 4th January 2023.

On 27th December 2022, Mr. Peeramet Wutthithornnetirak, the Director of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency, led the managers, officers and employees to pray and give offerings to 10 Buddhist monks in order to pray HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha for a quick recovery at Wat Traimit Withayaram Worawihan in Bangkok.