The Education Ministry will next year ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to add Thailand's beloved monarch, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, to the list of the world's eminent personalities.
Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong said the ministry has instructed the foreign affairs division to make preparations to propose that Unesco add the late king to the list because he made great contributions to the nation and the international community.
The late monarch's sufficiency economy philosophy that offers guidelines to strengthen resilience in the face of challenges has been globally recognised, she said.
