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Prime Minister Orders Measures to Prevent Illegal Agricultural Imports and Support Cambodian Workers

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The Prime Minister has instructed relevant agencies to take urgent measures to prevent and suppress illegal agricultural imports along the border, which have caused agricultural product prices in Thailand to fall. The Prime Minister's Office announced that the cabinet had ordered the Customs Department to increase controls and take action to prevent the smuggling of agricultural products. The Prime Minister also ordered measures to relax border workers between Thailand and Cambodia, allowing them to commute to work while maintaining labor stability in the border area.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Prime Minister has instructed the Customs Department to raise the standard of control and take action to prevent and suppress the illegal import of agricultural products nationwide.
  • The Prime Minister has ordered the Customs Department to set up a mechanism to exchange information on imports, exports, and transits to report clues of wrongdoing between relevant ministries and agencies.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture has been ordered to coordinate operations with the Ministry of Commerce to set quotas for importing agricultural products and accelerate research and development of plant varieties or agricultural products.
  • The Prime Minister has ordered measures to relax border workers between Thailand and Cambodia, allowing them to commute to work while maintaining labor stability in the border area.
  • The Ministry of Labor is instructed to expedite the meeting of the Alien Employment Management Committee to consider guidelines and measures to relax the work of Cambodian workers in the border area.
  • The Ministry of Interior is exercising its power to expedite the drafting of an announcement to support the implementation of relaxation measures for Cambodian workers.

Statistics:

  • The Prime Minister has instructed the Customs Department to increase controls at all customs checkpoints nationwide.
  • The Prime Minister has ordered the Customs Department to patrol areas of responsibility and take action to suppress the smuggling of agricultural products.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture has been ordered to work with the Ministry of Commerce to set quotas for importing agricultural products to protect domestic agricultural product prices.
  • The Ministry of Labors has been instructed to expedite the meeting of the Alien Employment Management Committee to consider guidelines and measures to relax the work of Cambodian workers.

Sources:

  • Thai News Agency, 01 Jul 2025
  • Prime Minister's Office (no specific source date)

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