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The Prime Minister's Secretary is preparing to hold the first official mobile cabinet meeting in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, in late August after postponing from its original June 8-9 date. At 9:35 a.m. on August 5, 2025, at Government House, Nattachariya Anunsinsil, Secretary to the Cabinet, announced that the mobile cabinet meeting will take place in late August in Songkhla province, potentially around August 31. The cabinet is currently in discussions with the Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Council to set an agenda focused on bringing tangible benefits to the region.

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