BANGKOK, Aug 28 (TNA) – Thai prime minister Prayut
Chan-o-cha lauds Singapore for its Smart Nation initiative by using
technologies, networks and big data to support the people’s better living.
Gen Prayut met visiting Singapore’s Parliament Speaker Tan
Chuan-Jin who was on a Thailand visit to attend 40th General Assembly of the
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Bangkok.
The Thai premier said that his administration hoped to learn
about Singapore’s experience as Thailand had focused on digital and innovative
economic development in order to address new challenges arising from
technological changes, ageing populations and security concerns.
Gen Prayut and Mr Tan Chuan-Jin reaffirmed strong
partnership between the two countries’ parliaments with regular high-level
visits.
They also agreed on the importance of ASEAN and cooperation
between the two nations.
Singapore’s Parliament Speaker and his ASEAN counterparts
have participated in the five-day AIPA meeting, which was opened in Bangkok on
Monday, along with members of the assembly, participating envoys as well as
observers. (TNA)
