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Army chief orders border security boost ahead of Apec Summit

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2022

Army Commander-in-Chief General Narongpan Jitkaewthae on Wednesday instructed all Army battle commands in charge of border protection to step up security along Thailand’s borders ahead of the Apec summit in two weeks.

Royal Thai Army deputy spokeswoman Maj-General Sirichan Ngathong said Narongpan gave the order during a monthly meeting of commanders in charge of the Army’s key battle commands at Army Headquarters.

Sirichan quoted Narongpan as instructing his subordinates to lend full support to the government in keeping tight security ahead of and during the summit on November 18 and 19.

Narongpan told the meeting the Army can help the government during the summit by using appropriate measures to tighten border security to prevent illegal entry into the kingdom.

He also instructed his subordinates to step up measures to prevent the smuggling of narcotics across borders.

The Army chief told the meeting all units must be ready to support the government to ensure the summit goes off smoothly so Thailand can win confidence among the international community.

He thanked the commands in charge of overseeing the borders for seizing up to 1.89 million methamphetamine pills and one kilogramme of crystal meth in the past month alone.

Narongpan additionally instructed all commands to “take good care of Army conscripts” during their period in service.

He asked the Army Training Command to provide suitable career training to the conscripts so they can make a living after they are discharged.

All commands were also instructed to monitor conscripts’ health during training and find out if they have problems back home and provide assistance accordingly. For example, if the draftees have to take care of elderly parents, their commanders must find a way to help the parents who may be left alone during that period.

The commands were also instructed to use innovation and apps to monitor conscripts’ health after the Army recently organised a competition of such apps, Sirichan said.

Narongpan went on to thank all commands for having earlier dispatched soldiers to help alleviate the plight of flood victims.

He told commanders to deploy troops to help clean up houses and roads after floodwaters subside.

The Army chief told his subordinates to provide troops to help keep security when this is requested by organisers of key events for the rest of the year, including Loy Krathong.

Furthermore, the commanders were instructed to provide support for tourism activities so that the economy recovers soon, the spokeswoman added.

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