Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (PCC) Pichet Chuamuangphan (PTP) Paradorn Prissanananthakul (BTP) Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (PP)
On July 31, 2003, Thailand repaid its outstanding obligations under a standby arrangement made with the International Monetary Fund designed to help it recover from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
During the Vietnam War period Thailand, along with other US allies such as Cambodia, received considerable amounts of US economic aid and military subsidies.
[1] From the early 1980s onwards internal problems in Myanmar have led to large numbers of people seeking refuge in Thailand.
Various agencies, including the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, have helped to assist the displaced people.