Bangkok: The Prime Minister entered Government House to review documents in preparation before entering the parliament to discuss the 2016 budget. The Prime Minister entered Government House to review documents in preparation before entering the parliament to discuss the 69th budget this evening, while the National Police Chief waited for a progress report on the police helicopter crash.
According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, traveled to work at Government House after returning from attending the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last night. This morning, the Prime Minister traveled to Thai Khu Fah Building to view documents and various topics that the opposition will debate on the draft 2026 Budget Act, which will enter the House of Representatives at approximately 5:00 p.m. today, especially the central budget that was allocated the highest amount of 632,968 million baht, including the budgets of various ministries, to clarify the details after the opposition volunteered to help the government find money by cutting unnecessary 2026 budget expenditures to use in times of crisis.
There was also Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, the national police chief, who traveled to Government House to report on the progress of the investigation into the Bell 212 police helicopter crash in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province after a chat message from Pol. Lt. Col. Pratuang Chuleut, one of the pilots who died, was revealed, saying that ‘the helicopter could barely fly.’