Prasopsuk Boondej calls on the media to protect children from "materialism" and "imitation of false models." In October, Thailand hosted the World Signis Congress 2009. The commitment of Catholic media a "good thing" for the growth of society and the country.

At the UN conference on environment, the Saudi representative demanded subsidies for revenues to be lost because of global warming. No such subsidies for oil consumers was proposed during 2008 oil price hike.