On August 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.,Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana proceeded to the Convention Hall, Chulabhorn Research Institute Convention Center, to graciously grant an audience to representatives from various agencies and the general public to present donations and join Her Royal Highness in contributing to the “Hataitip Fund” under the Chulabhorn Foundation. On this occasion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chusak Limsakul, Vice Chairperson of the Hataitip Fund Executive Committee, presented a report on the fund’s operations. The fund has been driven by Her Royal Highness’s determination to enhance the security and safety of the public and frontline personnel defending the nation’s sovereignty. Since its official launch, the fund has continuously received support from people of all walks of life, with total donations reaching 252,840,253.28 baht (as of August 9, 2026). Subsequently, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chusak requested permission for General Ukrit Boontanon, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and General Pana Claewplodtook, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, to present their reports on the progress of border fence construction and various protective infrastructures in risk areas along the Thai-Cambodian border, managed by the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and the Royal Thai Army, respectively. Following this, Her Royal Highness viewed a video presentation on the progress of these projects, which are...

On July 10, 2026 at 2.00 p.m. in the Meeting Room, 11th Floor, Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously gave the opportunity to Khunying Charatsri Teepirach, Vice President for Administration and Director, Office of the President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to bring General Ukrit Boontanon, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, General Arnuphab Sirimonthon, Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Army, representing the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, and delegation, to have an audience with Her Royal Highness to report on the progress of the various construction projects along risk-prone areas along the Thai-Cambodian border under the supervision of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Army, with budget support of 121,089,300 Baht from the “Hataitip Fund”. These construction projects, constituting a vital mission for national security, have been implemented by the two agencies, fulfilling the intention of Her Royal Highness to assist the frontline troops defending the nation’s sovereignty and mitigate the hardship of civilians in high-risk areas along the border. The progress of the various construction projects to strengthen security along the border under the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ operations is as follows: Construction of border walls was undertaken in areas with clear boundary determination and demarcation, by determining the boundary markers Nos....

On June 19, 2026 at 1.50 p.m., at the Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously granted an audience to Clinical Prof. Emeritus Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, M.D., Chairman of Mahidol University Council, and delegation, to humbly present to Her Royal Highness an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry for the academic year 2024. Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana, in Her capacity as President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI), established the CRI with the aim of applying science and technology to elevate people’s quality of life, and developing the nation’s medical sciences and public health, especially in addressing the health issues involving cancer as people still have difficulty accessing effective drugs. Her Royal Highness recognizes the expediency and necessity for Thailand to develop competency in drug self-reliance on par with international standards and the ability to effectively apply drugs for patient treatment. Under Her Royal Initiative, a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility was established under the Chulabhorn Royal Academy. It is the first facility in Thailand to produce drugs for cancer treatment. It is also accredited to the international GMP PIC/S standard, which will reduce the costs of importing drugs and increase opportunities for people to have equal and sustainable access to quality drugs for cancer treatment across the board....

Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana has tirelessly performed Royal Duties in the fields of medicine and public health, reflecting Her compassion for the Thai people. Her Royal Highness recognizes that the people’s good health is a major factor contributing to quality livelihood and plays a pivotal role in national development, progress, and prosperity. As Honorary President of the Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteer Foundation (PMMV) since 2009, Her Royal Highness has paid Royal Visits and provided assistance for the treatment of the sick in remote areas across the country through the PMMV’s operations up to the present. On this important mission, Her Royal Highness paid a Royal Visit to the PMMV in the North from April 20-25, 2026 at Thungkaowwittayakom School, Lampang Province, Pasang Industrial and Community Education College, Lamphun Province, and Chomthong School, Chiang Mai Province to observe operations and boost the morale of officials, as well as local people who came for treatment services. All expressed their gratitude in recognition of Her Royal Highness’s immeasurable benevolence. In particular, Her compassion extends to needy patients, suffering from severe diseases and requiring continuous and timely treatment, such as congenital heart disease, primary peritoneal cancer, cleft lip and cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and scoliosis. Her Royal Highness worked with the medical team to make diagnoses and kindly...

On March 19, 2026, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously granted an audience to Professor Sunil Kumar, Rector, Tufts University, USA, and delegation to humbly seek Her Royal Highness’ s guidance on research and academic cooperation between Tufts University and Chulabhorn Research Institute as well as Chulabhorn Graduate Institute. The meeting was a follow-up of Her Royal Highness’s visit to attend the Health Summit organized by Tufts University in April 2023 to discuss health security and epidemics, and exchange knowledge on drug development and public health system of humans and animals in alignment with the One Health concept as outlined by the World Health Organization. The concept stresses the reliance of knowledge and cooperation on interdisciplinary fields as the health of humans, animals, and the environment are interconnected. The meeting was held on the 11th Floor, Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Lak Si District, Bangkok. Realizing that Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana takes great interest in cooperation for academic advancement, Tufts University, determining to collaborate, requested Her Royal Highness’s consideration in fostering research and academic cooperation between Tufts University, Chulabhorn Research Institute, and Chulabhorn Graduate Institute in the future, which would lead to cooperation with government agencies having vital roles in drug development, medical technology, and quality public health system. Indeed,...

On February 18, 2026 at 1.38 p.m., on the 6th Floor, Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously gave the opportunity to Khunying Charatsri Teepirach, Vice President for Administration and Director, Office of the President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to bring donors to have an audience with Her Royal Highness, and humbly make contributions to the “Hataitip Fund” under the Chulabhorn Foundation. On this occasion, representatives from various sectors made contributions to the Fund and received Royally granted mementos from Her Royal Highness. The “Hataitip Fund” is a Fund under the Royal Initiative and through the benevolence of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana, Chair of the Fund’s Executive Committee. Its objective is to support the key missions of the government, the private sector, and the public in preventing and alleviating suffering caused by unrest, conflicts, natural disasters, or situations posing threats to people’s lives and property, as well as national security, especially the current situations along the Thai-Cambodian border. Her Royal Highness bestowed Her Royal Policy to provide budgetary support for various construction projects along the border under the operations of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Army. The two agencies humbly received Her Royal Highness’s Royal Policy for implementation. These operations include...

Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol recognizes the importance of people’s health care through the promotion of scientific and medical research. To this end, Her Royal Highness conducts studies on the importance of natural products, including Thai herbs and their nutritional value, and the development of these herbs into efficient drugs to sustainably elevate the people’s quality of life. Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute, in Her Capacity as Director, Laboratory of Natural Products, focuses Her work on seeking potential substances from Thai plants and herbs to be developed into new drugs for treatment of various diseases, as well as the development of chemosynthesis process into more efficient active substances. Her Royal Highness’s studies and research have been published in numerous leading international academic journals. Awards have been presented to Her from many institutes. Her Royal Highness has also been ranked the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” in the field of medicinal & biomolecular chemistry from Stanford University, USA, continuously since 2021 up till the present. Her Royal Highness’s competence and perseverance have led to outstanding and widely recognized research works that has evidently benefited the country and the scientific sector continuously for many decades. Therefore, in the name of the committee of experts of the Symposium on the Chemistry of...

Establishment of International Cooperation NetworkTo Ensure Drug Security from Natural Resources in Thailand Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI), has long sought international academic cooperation especially with renowned national and international agencies or academic institutes with major roles in chemistry sciences. It is Her Royal Highness’s vision to integrate chemistry to drug development from the country’s natural products through research of medicinal properties and chemical compositions of Thai herbs, leading to the discovery of various bioactive substances. This increases the alternatives to develop new drugs for the treatment of cancer patients and other specific diseases which will ensure Thailand’s drug security and public health system development towards progress at the international level. During the Royal Visit to the Swiss Confederation in May 2025, Her Royal Highness performed Royal Duty in academic research on chemistry and natural products with the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, an institution with excellence in research on natural sciences and expertise in the study of substances from natural products and bioactive substances. Professor François Bellanger representing the Rector of the University of Geneva along with executives and lecturers of the University were in attendance to welcome Her Royal Highness. The Swiss team humbly briefed Her Royal Highness on the research direction of the School. The...

On December 4, 2025 at 02.00 p.m., in the Meeting Room, 11th Floor, Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously gave the opportunity to Khunying Charatsri Teepirach, Vice President for Administration and Director, Office of the President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to bring General Ukrit Boontanon, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and General Pana Claewplodtook, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army and delegation to have an audience with Her Royal Highness. They humbly reported on the progress of the construction of walls along the Thai-Cambodian border together with the parallel patrol roads under the responsibility of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the project to construct bunkers and shelters under the Royal Thai Army’s “Hataitip Fund” Support Project. This constitutes a vital mission to fulfill Her Royal Highness’s intention to bolster security and safety of civilians’ lives and property along the border and enhance safety, boost morale, and strengthen the frontline troops who are maintaining peace and protecting the nation’s sovereignty. On this occasion, Her Royal Highness granted the sum of 121,089,300 baht from the fund raising through the “Hataitip Fund” under the Chulabhorn Foundation to the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army as...

On October 16, 2025 at 10.00 a.m., in the Meeting Room, 11th Floor, Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously gave the opportunity to Khunying Charatsri Teepirach, Vice President for Administration and Director, Office of the President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to bring the following senior armed forces personnel to have audiences with Her Royal Highness: General Ukrit Boontanon, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and delegation, comprising General Chidchanok Nuchchaya, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Sarawut Chanphoom, Commander of the Armed Forces Development Command, Lieutenant General Chakorn Boonpakdee, Director of Royal Thai Survey Department, and Lieutenant General Chumphot Nurakkate, Director of Department of Border Affairs. They humbly received Her Royal Highness’s Royal Policy for concrete implementation and reported on the operational guideline in various efforts to support the vital missions in alignment with the objectives of the “Hataitip Fund” under the Chulabhorn Foundation. These executions aim to fulfill Her Royal Highness’s noble intention and great concern for the security and safety of the frontline troops and the civilians along the border, by supporting the urgent construction of walls and bunkers along the Thai-Cambodian border. On this occasion, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces humbly reported on the action plan of the Royal...

On October 14, 2025 at 09.50 a.m., in the Meeting Room, 11th Floor, Agrarajakumari Building, Chulabhorn Hospital, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously gave the opportunity to Khunying Charatsri Teepirach, Vice President for Administration and Director, Office of the President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to bring General Pana Claewplodtook, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army and delegation to have audiences with Her Royal Highness to receive Her Royal Policy on the project to support various constructions to prevent and address the crisis of security and safety along the Thai-Cambodian border. This is to fulfill Her Royal Highness’s intention to set up the “Hataitip Fund” under the Chulabhorn Foundation to support activities or public assistance projects under the Fund’s Executive Committee, with the official launching ceremony of the Fund on September 24, 2025. On this occasion, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, humbly reported on the operational guideline of the Royal Thai Army to concretely implement Her Royal Highness’s Royal Policy by setting up the Working Group of the Royal Thai Army’s “Hataitip Fund” Support Project, with General Arnuphab Sirimonthon, Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army, as Chairman. The Working Group supports executions which are aligned with the objectives of the “Hataitip Fund” as well as coordinates cooperation and supports...

On September 24, 2025, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana graciously presided over the inauguration ceremony of the “Hataitip Fund” Project under the Chulabhorn Foundation at the Chulabhorn Research Institute Convention Center, Lak Si District, Bangkok. Her Royal Highness granted an audience to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chusak Limsakul, Vice President for Administration, Building and Grounds, Chulabhorn Research Institute, to report on the objectives of establishing the Hataitip Fund. The Fund was initiated by Her Royal Highness who also graciously accepted the position of Chair of the Hataitip Fund’s Executive Committee. Her Royal Highness has been committed to alleviating hardship and enhancing happiness, promoting better quality of life of the Thai people and securing sustainable safety of the nation and the people in every situation. At the moment, the vital and urgent mission is to support the construction of walls and bunkers along the Thai-Cambodian border. On this occasion, Her Royal Highness delivered an address on the launching of the Hataitip Fund. An excerpt reads “…It is my intention to use the Hataitip Fund to support the government and the private sector in preventing and addressing the crises of national security and people’s safety due to tensions or situations that pose danger to life and property as well as secure national sovereignty and elevate quality of life...