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00:00 [Khun Wisit Limuecha, Thai Ambassador to Thailand]
00:06 [Khun Wisit Limuecha, Thai Ambassador to Thailand]
00:10 [Khun Achawin Waranjuda, Thai Ambassador to Thailand]
00:14 [Khun Wisit, how do you feel about the Thai Dialect Mission announcement?]
00:19 [Khun Achawin Waranjuda, Thai Ambassador to Thailand]
00:21 [I'm excited. It's a very popular mission.]
00:26 [Even though I'm abroad, I'm still following it.]
00:31 [Because it's an important mission for Thailand's future.]
00:35 [It's the first time that the mission is fully announced.]
00:40 [Today, it was announced in all 8 provinces.]
00:43 [I think this announcement is a good thing.]
00:47 [Because all parties involved, not just the state.]
00:53 [but also the people and the society]
00:57 [can see the same direction that we're going to take.]
01:02 [When one party does something and there's a supplementary action.]
01:09 [This will make things go forward without any problems.]
01:14 [Or it will be the least affected.]
01:17 [This is important.]
01:19 [If we do everything without knowing each other.]
01:26 [It will be a slow process.]
01:29 [This is a good start.]
01:31 [Khun Wisit, what are the 8 dialects that will be announced today?]
01:36 [Are there any additional measures that you want to propose?]
01:42 [When we talk about tourism hubs,]
01:50 [we can definitely do this.]
01:53 [The details that will be added,]
01:56 [that each party will help add, is a matter of community.]
01:59 [In the past, we might have focused on the number of tourists.]
02:04 [If there are a lot, it might be a good KPI.]
02:08 [It's still good.]
02:10 [But we need to focus on the quality of tourists.]
02:15 [We need to have more tourists with higher income.]
02:19 [This will be beneficial for the people in our country.]
02:24 [The Prime Minister said that]
02:28 [this is more related to Thai people than any other part of the society.]
02:33 [This is true because it's very relevant.]
02:37 [On the other hand, there are many other interesting things.]
02:41 [One is about food.]
02:44 [We need to learn that Thailand is a country that is more ready for this.]
02:51 [There's one thing that the Prime Minister said that's very important.]
02:55 [He said that in water there's fish, in water there's rice.]
02:58 [And in the bag there's money.]
03:01 [This is correct.]
03:03 [In water there's fish, in water there's rice.]
03:07 [This is a balance that we can provide for our people.]
03:11 [We can help each other.]
03:14 [But now we need to have foreign money to support us.]
03:19 [So there are many things that we need to do together.]
03:26 [Whether it's the state, the people, or the farmers.]
03:30 [This is something that we need to continue.]
03:34 [And about food, the Prime Minister said two big things.]
03:40 [About the future of food.]
03:44 [This is a continuation of the traditional Thai food production.]
03:49 [Which is doing well in the market.]
03:51 [But to look to the future, these two things are important.]
03:56 [For example, the food production.]
04:00 [The Thai food production certificate needs to be stronger.]
04:05 [In the past, we could send it to some countries.]
04:09 [But in some countries, we can't use the certificate.]
04:12 [We need to have a Muslim country to be the guarantor.]
04:16 [So we can send it to their country.]
04:18 [But after this, it needs to be better.]
04:21 [So that the Thai food can be sent to more countries.]
04:26 [And especially to the new target markets.]
04:29 [This is very interesting.]
04:31 [Especially in the Middle East and Africa.]
04:34 [So the future of food is something that is important.]
04:39 [Because it's related to the farmers.]
04:42 [In changing the farmers who used to grow the same type of food.]
04:48 [And waiting for the support from the government.]
04:53 [This is something that needs to be supported.]
04:56 [And it's related to the money-making.]
04:59 [Because there will be more diversity.]
05:02 [During the harvest season, there will be more opportunities.]
05:10 [But this means that the new type of food.]
05:14 [Like the mushrooms and the rubber.]
05:21 [The rubber and the silk.]
05:25 [These are the sources of mushrooms and food.]
05:32 [This is just one example.]
05:35 [There are many other examples.]
05:38 [But this one can make the world know about the benefits of mushrooms.]
05:47 [And we have research and studies that show that mushrooms are a type of food.]
05:53 [That is high in protein, high in fiber.]
05:57 [And even has important substances.]
06:00 [Like the various types of mushrooms in the food.]
06:04 [This is just one example.]
06:06 [There are many other examples that can be made.]
06:09 [Mr. Achawin, Mr. Varansoda.]
06:11 [Mr. Wissik, the Prime Minister said that he wants Thailand to be a hub for logistics.]
06:17 [There will be investments to build new airports.]
06:20 [Is this a step forward or a mega-project like Landwich?]
06:23 [What do you think?]
06:25 [This is directly related to tourism.]
06:31 [It's not just about tourism in Thailand.]
06:35 [Thai people travel around the country by car and by plane.]
06:41 [But you can see that many airports are fully operational.]
06:47 [And the cost of the plane is still high.]
06:51 [First, the number of flights is not enough.]
06:55 [And the number of tourists is increasing.]
06:58 [There are tourists from abroad coming to use the airport.]
07:01 [If you go to a country that is good at tourism, you can see that there are many inter-city airports.]
07:11 [For example, if you go to Japan, you don't have to go to Tokyo or Osaka alone.]
07:17 [Now, there are many cities in Nagoya that you can go to.]
07:26 [If there are many tourists and you can't go to the main airport,]
07:36 [you can go to the suburb of the city.]
07:39 [Because of the reputation of tourism, you can go to any city.]
07:45 [And it will be connected to the logistics in the country.]
07:49 [Whether it's a car that you can rent or a train that runs between cities.]
07:55 [In Japan, you can see that the train runs between cities.]
07:58 [But in Thailand, you can rent a bus.]
08:01 [And connecting between cities will open up more opportunities for you to travel.]
08:07 [Besides, we are trying to make a soft power for tourism.]
08:11 [There are many good things in this city.]
08:15 [There are local foods that you can eat only in this city.]
08:19 [Or you can go to see the performance or the culture of this city.]
08:23 [It's important to know how to travel.]
08:27 [You can find a place to stay and eat.]
08:30 [When you travel, you should know these things.]
08:33 [And most importantly, you should have many people to talk to.]
08:36 [This is the soft power that will happen.]
08:39 [In the past, we used to say that we should keep talking to each other.]
08:43 [But now, we have IC, AI, and many other things.]
08:47 [We have to use technology and AI.]
08:50 [We have to make social media as useful as possible.]
08:54 [Now, you are living abroad.]
08:58 [I want to know how much confidence you have in Thailand's economy.]
09:05 [I have to say that in the past 3-4 years,]
09:11 [we have seen many conflicts.]
09:14 [There was a trade war and now it's a real war.]
09:19 [It's happening in some countries.]
09:22 [But it makes it harder to do the trade between some countries.]
09:28 [You can't just send it directly.]
09:30 [Or you have to transfer the production base.]
09:33 [You have to produce in a country that is in the middle.]
09:37 [You can send it to any country.]
09:39 [Or you have to produce in a country that doesn't have a high production cost.]
09:43 [Or you have to produce in a country that is easy to distribute.]
09:49 [There's FTA and good logistics.]
09:52 [In Thailand, the minimum cost is not just for Thai people.]
09:59 [But it's also for Asian people.]
10:01 [It's for all countries, including cars.]
10:05 [And for countries that are far away, it's for boats.]
10:08 [All of these things are related.]
10:10 [Logistics, the import of people to invest.]
10:14 [And most importantly, in the current situation,]
10:17 [many countries are looking for new sources of investment.]
10:20 [They're moving the production base.]
10:23 [Because they can't sell to another country,]
10:26 [they have to find another country.]
10:28 [Thailand is one of those countries that they're considering.]
10:31 [So what can we do to make it more attractive?]
10:35 [There's one thing that the Prime Minister said,]
10:37 [and it's directly related to the issue.]
10:39 [It's something that we've been asking for a long time.]
10:41 [It's about one-stop services.]
10:44 [It's about connecting the information documents.]
10:47 [It's about asking for a gift-off to do business.]
10:50 [When you're building a company or a factory,]
10:53 [how do you do it with the same budget?]
10:56 [Instead of running to 5-6 ministries,]
10:59 [10-20 ministries,]
11:02 [and having to hand out the same documents everywhere?]
11:06 [Can you do it from your smartphone?]
11:11 [And send the same message to every ministry?]
11:15 [And every ministry will be able to answer the questions electronically.]
11:19 [It'll reduce the cost of investment.]
11:21 [It'll reduce the difficulty of getting involved.]
11:23 [And it'll create more confidence for investors from other countries.]
11:27 [Including e-stop doing,]
11:30 [it's not just about tourism.]
11:33 [The Prime Minister mentioned one thing,]
11:35 [which I just found out myself,]
11:37 [when I traveled abroad.]
11:39 [It's about getting off the airport more easily.]
11:43 [It's very important.]
11:45 [The more you count the number of tourists,]
11:47 [the longer the queue will be,]
11:49 [if you do the same service.]
11:51 [This time, I had a chance to attend]
11:54 [the Gulfwood event in Dubai, the Emirates.]
11:57 [It's clear that they've changed a lot.]
11:59 [10 years ago,]
12:01 [we had to wait in line for an hour.]
12:03 [Now, we have a system.]
12:05 [When Thai people go back to Thailand,]
12:09 [we have a system to scan the QR code.]
12:12 [But here, it's more advanced.]
12:14 [You just scan the QR code at the boarding pass.]
12:17 [The door is open.]
12:19 [You don't need to scan your face, fingers, or anything else.]
12:22 [Everything is in the system.]
12:24 [It's been in the system since the check-in.]
12:27 [For example, the visa here,]
12:29 [they check it at the airport.]
12:31 [They ask if you have a visa or not.]
12:33 [They don't check it here.]
12:35 [You can scan the QR code right away.]
12:37 [This is an example of convenience.]
12:39 [It's already there.]
12:41 [But when and how long will we get to this point?]
12:45 [It's up to us.]
12:47 [Thank you, Mr. Wisit.]
12:49 [Thank you, Mr. Wisit, for joining us today.]
12:51 [Goodbye.]
12:53 [Goodbye.]
12:55 [Have a safe trip.]
12:57 [Goodbye.]
12:59 [Thai]
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