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Prime Minister Prayut promotes sales of royally designed tote bags

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promoted the sales of royally designed tote bags to help reduce waste and jasmine flowers for the Mother's Day.

At Government House, the premier joined the promotional activity with the sales of the royally designed tote bags by 904 Volunteers retail shop arranged by the Office of the Permanent-Sectrtary, the Prime Minister's Office, as well as the promotion of the sales of jasmine flowers for the Mother's Day on 12 August 2018.

He viewed a mock exhibition of the National Science and Technology Fair 2018 and tried out the C Space software for education which allows learners to be immersed in 3D models, and observed innovation and research works of government agencies and other institutes, such as the innovation on waste water treatment tanks, and ordered a review on a hefty ambulance model.

The National Science and Technology Fair 2018 will be held during 9-13 August 2018 at Centara Grand at Central World Hotel in Bangkok, featuring achievements in science and innovation.

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Reporter : Tanakorn Sangiam
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