PM orders NBT to overhaul its programming
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The National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) will revamp its programming to make it more relevant after being told to do so by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The state-run television channel, which operates under the Government Public Relations Department (PRD), Monday carried out a religious ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of its establishment.
PRD director-general Apinant Chantharangsi said 11 programmes would undergo changes.
They include “To Be Number One”; “Mong Lok Kwang with NBT” (Look at the Wide World with NBT); “Kan Pen Kao” (Crowing into News); and “Hello Lady, Thailand’s Turning Point”; “Walk Forward with Civil State”; “Thanon Dontri” (Musical Road); and “Paen Din Thai Sai Sa-ard” (Thailand is Clean, Smart Farmer and NBT News).
Apinant said the prime minister had continuously given recommendations to the station to make programmes more interesting to cater to consumer demands.
“The station will report news wherever it breaks in a timely and swift manner because we have personnel across the country,’’ he said.
