The Prime Minister summoned the National Security Council (NSC) Secretary to discuss policies concerning the southern border provinces, covering security, economic, and social aspects, ahead of the parliamentary address scheduled for 9-10 April. He also plans to open the Thai Khu Fah Building for a lunch meeting with Yotsanan and Julpan to discuss collaborative work.
On 2 April 2026 at 09:30 at the Government House, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived and summoned Chatchai Bangchuad, Secretary-General of the National Security Council (NSC), for a meeting to review security policies before the government’s policy address to parliament on 9-10 April.
At midday on the same day, the Prime Minister invited Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Yotsanan Wongsawat and Labor Minister Julpan Amornwiwat to have lunch on the second floor of the Thai Khu Fah Building to discuss and coordinate their collaborative work within the government.
Chatchai Bangchuad, Secretary-General of the NSC, revealed that today Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul summoned him to discuss the situation in the three southern border provinces following a report on 1 April from General Kriangkrai Srisaik, Deputy President of the Senate and former Fourth Army Commander, who provided a situational update.
When asked if the discussion included a strategic plan for the southern border provinces, Chatchai said it might not have gone into that level of detail yet. Asked why the Prime Minister summoned the NSC, he explained that as the new government begins administration, it is necessary to clearly define the framework for work. Although governance continues from before, there is a need to emphasize key areas more, especially government policy on the southern border provinces, which involves multiple factors: security, economy, and society.
When asked if there were any concerns during this government transition, Chatchai said everything continues smoothly but with increased emphasis on several matters, including maintaining peace and order and peace talks.
Regarding whether political operations will continue to be led by the military, Chatchai affirmed that politics must lead the military. When asked if the meeting covered the issue of oil in the southern region, Chatchai said this topic was not on today’s agenda because there is already a center managing and monitoring the conflict situation in the Middle East (the Operations Center) handling it.