Bangkok news,On November 29th, the website of the Thai government's constitutional newspaper announced that King Wajilalongkorn of Thailand has appointed Bayu as a member of the Privy Council and stated that it is appropriate to increase the number of members at this time. This appointment will take effect from November 30th. The Privy Council is an advisory body of the Thai king, usually composed of former prime ministers and retired generals, responsible for serving as advisors to politics. And the members of the Privy Council are on a lifelong basis, and they will only resign under specific circumstances, including death, resignation, or dismissal by the King of Thailand. According to the Thai Constitution, the members of the Privy Council shall not exceed 18 and may act as regents in the absence of the king.

It is reported that this year69 year old Bayu once served as the Commander in Chief of the Thai Army. In 2014, Prayut launched a military coup that overthrew the government of the Thai Party led by Ying Lak. He then established a military ruling group as Prime Minister and was re elected in the 2019 Thai general election. In May of this year, after being defeated in the general election by the Thai Solidarity Party led by Prayu, he announced his withdrawal from politics.

According to Kuala Lumpur, recently, the Malaysian House of Commons passed the "2023 Public Health Tobacco Product Control Act" on the third reading, which removed the "smokeless generation" provisions that had already been on the agenda. A total of 27 members of the Malaysian parliament participated in the debate on this bill, and many people were deeply disappointed that the bill removed the "smokeless generation" provisions.

The Malaysian Ministry of Health stated that the government has removed the "smokeless generation" provision, which prohibits all individuals born after January 1, 2007 from purchasing cigarettes or e-cigarettes, and also prohibits smoking or e-cigarettes, because the Attorney General believes that this provision contains elements of inequality and discrimination, providing different treatment for individuals born before January 1, 2007 and those born after January 1, 2007. This violates Article 8 of the Federal Constitution, which states that everyone is equal before the law, and therefore carries the risk of being sued.

The Malaysian parliament also emphasized that the government deleted the new bill in order to avoid conflicting with the constitutionThe "smoke-free generation" clause does not mean that the government does not attach importance to the smoking issue among Malaysian people. The urgent task now is to ensure that there are independent and comprehensive laws to regulate e-cigarettes, tobacco, or alternative tobacco products to address the various problems caused by the increasingly popular e-cigarettes.

military affairs

01The temporary ceasefire agreement between Palestine and Israel has been extended again

According to Xinhua News Agency, on November 30th, Israel and Hamas respectively issued statements stating that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would continue on that day. This is another extension of the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by both sides, which has been extended for two days. Hamas expressed its willingness to release all detained Israeli soldiers in exchange for Israel's release of all Palestinian prisoners. A spokesperson for the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that international efforts are still ongoing to facilitate a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

But the Israeli Prime Minister has repeatedly emphasized in public that the Israeli military will resume military operations after the ceasefire ends, until Hamas is eliminated. Israeli Chief of General Staff Khalid has approved the combat plan in the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire ends at the Southern Command headquarters meeting.

The United Nations World Food Programme has stated that since the temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect, the agency has provided more than120000 residents provided food. But a short-term ceasefire is not enough to have any substantial impact on alleviating food shortages, and aid must continue in the future, otherwise the Gaza Strip is likely to fall into famine.

01Vietnam Expands the Planting Area of High Quality and Low Carbon Rice

Hanoi Comprehensive News: Recently,Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Chen Liuguang signed"A new project for the development of 1 million hectares of high-quality low-carbon rice in the Mekong Delta"ofPlan,ThisThe project will start from this winter toStarting from the spring of 2024, the project will take the lead in covering approximately 180000 hectares of farmland and gradually expand to 500000 hectares by 2025, with an annual increase of 100000 hectares starting from 2026,straightreachThe goal is to achieve a planting area of 1 million hectares of high-quality low-carbon rice by 2030.Intended to provide more product value, improve the livelihoods of rice farmers, and more importantly, comply with the Vietnamese government's commitment to protecting the environment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and addressing climate change.

It is reported that,Vietnamese rice planting surfaceThe product is approximately6.2 million hectares, of which 80% are located in the Mekong Delta region. Compared with traditional agriculture, the new development project aims to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides per hectare of rice fields by 30%, as well as reduce irrigation water by 20%,Promote the development of modern agriculture,In terms of production organization,Increase the utilization rate of machinery by more than70%,reduceMore than 10% of greenhouse gas emissions,As for the income of farmers, the authorities hope to achieve itBy 2030, the value chain of rice can increase by 40%, and the profit margin of rice farmers will exceed 50%.

Cambodia China Times reported that recently, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Mane announced that,The government has decided to halt the coal-fired power plant project located in Guogong Province.It is understood that,August 2020CambodiaThe government will establish national parks in the provinces and provinces of China168.8 hectares of land leased to the Royal Group for the development of a 700 MW coal-fired power plant project, with a total investment of 1.344 billion US dollars, theThe project is scheduled to start production in 2025.

In addition, Hong Mane also stated that the Cambodian borderwithinFuture of operating coal-fired power plantsalsoIt will be closed in advance.He emphasized strongly thatCompared to industrialized countries, Cambodia has brought very little pollution to the global environment.butAs a responsible country, Cambodia will actively participate in global governance to address climate change and promote energy conservation and emission reduction.