“Royal Thai Army” takes media to Ubon Ratchathani border area for briefing

Today (30 March) 9:30 AM at Sapphasitthiprasong Camp Hospital, Saensuk Subdistrict, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Major General Winthai Suwaree, secretary of the Royal Thai Army and head of the Army Public Relations Center; Lieutenant General Wanchana Sawasdee, deputy spokesperson of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters; and senior military officers led a group of military journalists to the area to receive a briefing on public relations operations in the 2nd Army Area. Colonel Winai Boonvichit, Head of the 2nd Army Area Public Relations Center, welcomed the group.

During the briefing, Major General Winthai stated that the main purpose of bringing the media group to the area today was to enhance proactive communication by taking the media to the actual location to reflect the changed image following the end of the unrest. The development guidelines include: 1. Developing communication formats, balancing formal, clear procedures with semi-formal, easy-to-understand one-page formats for speed and modernity. 2. Managing information, improving criteria for information disclosure, and considering security and maintaining official secrecy, such as the location of military units, based on suggestions from media networks and the public.

Major General Winthai further stated the following: llowing: 3. Controlling news areas, emphasizing rapid reporting of incidents thrarmy'she army's main channels to prevent misunderstandings from dinformation beforen before providing more detailed and comprehensive information later. 4. Exchange and integration: Building cooperation with the media to exchange information, ensuring complete, comprehensive, and relevant content that meets public needs.

Meanwhile, Colonel Winai Boonvichit, Head of the Public Relations Center, 2nd Army Area, added that the Public Relations Center, 2nd Army Area, has received cooperation from all media outlets, ensuring accurate and effective dissemination of information to the public. Visits by the Army Secretary and central media representatives often yield factual information for widespread public dissemination, including addressing issues along the border, which the Public Relations Center or coordination center of the 2nd Army Area has diverse approaches to handling and presenting. Importantly, the focus is on multilingual public relations, including English, Chinese, Lao, Japanese, French, and Thai. Moving forward, there will be increased emphasis on Arabic, following suggestions to expand the number of languages for communicating with the public and the international community.

Colonel Winai further stated that the mission of the Public Relations Center of the 2nd Army Area is not merely daily news reporting but also to build information alliances, assess threats, and support decision-making to achieve tactical and strategic security goals comprehensively.