09.00 hrs. Deputy Prime Minister (Gen. Thamarak Isarangura ) presides over the opening Seminar of Consumer Protection's Network Council at the Rama Garden Hotel, Bangkok. 09.30 hrs. The Prime Minister gives a special lecture on "Asia New Direction: Balancing Cooperation and Competition for Regional Growth and Development " at the Inter - Continental Hotel, Bangkok. 10.00 hrs. The Director General of the Highways Department calls on the Deputy Prime Minister ( Mr. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ) to discuss the preparatory meeting of Developing Committee on Traffic Line's Surrounding at the Command Building, the 4Th Floor, Government House. 11.00 hrs. The Secretary of Department of Land Transport's Secretary calls on the Deputy Prime Minister ( Mr. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ) to present the progress of Preparatory Meeting at the Command Building, the 4Th Floor, Government House. 14.00 hrs. Mr. Carlos Ghosn, the President and CEO of Nissan Motor Company Limited of Japan, pays a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at the Purple Room, Thai Khu Fah Building, Government House. 14.00 hrs. The Director General of the Religious Affairs Department calls on Deputy Prime Minister ( Mr. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ) to present the Haj Fund Committee Meeting at the Command Building, the 4Th Floor, Government House. 14.30 hrs. Mr.Taro Aso , the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications of Japan pays a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at the Ivory Room, Thai Khu Fah Building, Government House. 15.00 hrs. The Representatives of Grammy Company Limited 's artists pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at the Purple Room, Thai Khu Fah Building, Government House. Foreign Relations Section, Government Spokesman Bureau Tel: 0-2629-9293 Fax: 0-2281-4450 -KP-