Interior Ministry Briefs 32 Border Governors on Security Center

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Permanent Secretary Arsit Sampantharat chaired a workshop for 32 border province governors to implement the Ministry of Interior's Border Security Integration Center.

•The workshop took place on July 20, 2026, at the Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok.
•The Ministry of Interior established the Border Security Integration Center (MOI-BSIC) to monitor, analyze, and evaluate border security situations.
•Governors were urged to prioritize combating technological crime, human trafficking, and narcotics, especially along the Myanmar and Cambodian borders.
•The Ministry of Labour is coordinating with the private sector to integrate displaced persons with language skills into the labor system.

Overview

•On July 20, 2026, Arsit Sampantharat opened a workshop at Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued Prime Minister's Office Order 212/2026 on May 30, 2026, to establish the Border Security Integration Center (BSIC) with the Chief of Defence Forces as Director.
•Arsit Sampantharat directed border provinces to use provincial-level Thai-neighboring country border command mechanisms to address security threats.
•Arsit Sampantharat identified technological crime, human trafficking, and narcotics as current threats in provinces bordering Myanmar and Cambodia.
•Arsit Sampantharat urged governors to push the "Drug-Free Tambon" project to create a domino effect from the sub-district to the provincial level.
•Arsit Sampantharat instructed governors to use good relations with neighboring countries to negotiate solutions for transnational crime and cross-border haze.
•Arsit Sampantharat authorized governors to order district chiefs to set up administrative checkpoints in front of customs checkpoints if illegal agricultural imports persist.
•Every province is required to create a clear border security action plan for the years 2023-2027.

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Key Quotes

Arsit Sampantharat

"The drug problem is considered a national agenda that must be resolved urgently."

ปัญหายาเสพติดถือเป็นวาระสำคัญระดับชาติที่ต้องได้รับการแก้ไขอย่างเร่งด่วน

Key Entities

Person

Arsit Sampantharat(อรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Interior.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister who issued the order to establish the Border Security Integration Center.

Nattapong Praokaew(ณัฐพงษ์ เพราแก้ว)

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters.

Passakorn Bunyaluck(ภาสกร บุญญลักษม์)

Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Head of the Internal Security Mission Group.

Koedsak Yasothon(เกิดศักดิ์ ยะโสธร)

Deputy Director-General of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning.

Thanawat Passadarak(ธนวัฒน์ พัศดารักษ์)

Deputy Director-General of the Department of Lands.

Kookiat Nimniam(กู้เกียรติ นิ่มเนียม)

Chief Inspector of the Department of Local Administration.

Onuma Worasaen(อรอุมา วรแสน)

Director of the Foreign Affairs Division, Office of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Interior.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for establishing the Ministry of Interior's Border Security Integration Center.

Border Security Integration Center(ศูนย์บูรณาการด้านความมั่นคงชายแดน)

A center established by Prime Minister's Office Order 212/2026 with the Chief of Defence Forces as Director.

Ministry of Interior's Border Security Integration Center(ศูนย์บูรณาการด้านความมั่นคงชายแดน กระทรวงมหาดไทย)

A center tasked with monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating border security situations and coordinating with provincial border commands.

Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters(กองบัญชาการกองทัพไทย)ℹ️

The organization to which Deputy Chief of Staff Nattapong Praokaew belongs.

Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning(กรมโยธาธิการและผังเมือง)ℹ️

The department where Koedsak Yasothon serves as Deputy Director-General.

Department of Lands(กรมที่ดิน)

The department where Thanawat Passadarak serves as Deputy Director-General.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The department where Kookiat Nimniam serves as Chief Inspector.

Ministry of Labour(กระทรวงแรงงาน)ℹ️

The ministry coordinating with the private sector to employ displaced persons with language skills.

Place

Rama Gardens Hotel(โรงแรมรามาการ์เด้นส์)

The venue in Bangkok where the workshop was held.

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

The city where the workshop was held.

Law

Emergency Decree on Control of Goods along the Border 1981(พระราชกำหนดควบคุมสินค้าตามชายแดน พ.ศ. 2524)

The law that border agencies must strictly follow regarding border goods control.

Policy

Drug-Free Tambon(ตำบลปลอดยาเสพติด)

A project pushed by governors to eliminate drug buyers and sellers starting from the sub-district level.