Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Sunday in his first weekly talk show through state TV and radio that he believed he can govern the state to a good future.
The talk show, named "Samak Talk", was the first of its kind since his six-party coalition government took office Thursday.
Samak disclosed in the program that the Cabinet at its weekly meeting next Tuesday will discuss two important issues, namely the foreign capital reserve requirement policy and the draft government policy.
After the 2006 coup, the Bank of Thailand issued a 30 percent foreign capital reserve requirement policy, which has caused a lot of controversies, especially among foreign investors who thought it an obstacle while investing in Thailand.
Samak said the Cabinet will discuss it to decide if it should be retained, altered or scrapped.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet will also review the newly completed the government policy draft, scheduled to be submitted to members of the House of Representatives later this month.
The talk show, which lasted for an hour, followed the tradition by coup-ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Samak said "it (Samak Talk) will serve as a channel for me to tell you the news and to clarify any misunderstanding".
During the talk show, Samak also replied some questions of the callers.
As a long-time minister who is experienced with transportation, Samak spent more than half of his time defending his plans to expand Bangkok's mass transit system and to improve rail service around the country.
He said he is confident that Thailand will be more efficient after the mass transit and railway systems were completed.
Source: Xinhua
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