Open the land checkpoint in 3 Narathiwat District for the first day. Still lonely because Malay hasn’t opened in parallel.
Day 1 May at Narathiwat Province Reporters reported that Initially, three permanent checkpoints were opened in 3 districts of Narathiwat Province, comprising the Su-ngai Kolok border checkpoint. Tak Bai and Buketa, the first day, according to the announcement of the Center for Coronavirus Disease Epidemic Management 2019 approved to open the country by land. Still going quietly because it is the opening of the land border checkpoint, only the inbound channel in Narathiwat Province Excluding the land border entry point to Malaysia that is connected to the land border point of Narathiwat Province.
On the first day, there were Thai people And Malaysians registered in the Thailad Pass system and were approved to enter Thailand at the Su-ngai Kolok border crossing, numbering 12 out of 14, of which the other two still fill out their details and show incomplete evidence in the system.
On the side of Mr. Anirut Bua-on, district chief of Su-ngai Kolok with working group Prof. Su-ngai Kolok District Visit the Su-ngai Kolok border crossing area to monitor the readiness to accept persons arriving from Malaysia into the Kingdom It was found that every unit complied with the measures of CDC strictly both inspection and approval of travel into the kingdom immigration formalities and the transfer of persons traveling into the Kingdom including in the event of a confirmed case of COVID-19 which if registered through the Thailand Pass system that has life insurance coverage will receive treatment according to the rights in the insurance amount purchased In the case of traveling using a boarder pass This is a travel only in areas that are permitted for a short period of no more than 3 days that are not insured. will be sent back to the country of origin immediately
while reiterating that Thailand is now relaxing the measures to prevent international travel to be more convenient Compared to the past with the aim to stimulate the economy, trade and tourism to recover again for the opening of the 3 land checkpoints in Narathiwat Province that connects to Malaysia It is a clear declaration of intent to open the country to welcome Thai people. and foreign nationals entering the Kingdom which when the signal is sent It is highly hoped that Malaysia will accept and open up the country by land that connects to the border checkpoints in 3 districts of Narathiwat Province. parallel to the revitalization of the trade economy Tourism to come back to be active again.
Pol Lt. Col. Prasit Sukkaew, Narathiwat Provincial Immigration Inspector General, said that the channel is now opening the country by land. It is the opening of the country of Thailand in 3 checkpoints in Narathiwat Province, namely the Suhai Kolok border checkpoint. Tak Bai border checkpoint and the Buketa border checkpoint As for the Rantaupan checkpoint connected to the Su-ngai Kolok checkpoint Pengkalankubor checkpoint connected to the Tak Bai checkpoint And the Bukit Bunga checkpoint connected to the Buketa checkpoint is not yet open for people to enter Malaysia through that channel. However, now The Thai government has continued to negotiate with the Malaysian authorities. To be able to open the country in parallel to be able to travel between the two countries with more convenience under the control measures to prevent COVID-19
While Mr. Sompoch Hongkittiyanon Managing Director of Genting Hotel said that although Thailand has opened the land border country of the 3 districts of Narathiwat already. But in fact, as long as Malaysia has not opened a border crossing that connects to the land border checkpoint of Narathiwat province. Still do not see the benefits that the business sector travel And people in the area will receive it because the main target group who use the service and shop in the area are mostly Malaysians. and wishing to travel in and out more convenient Therefore, if it is opened, then it does not open back through the original channel. It also contradicts the behavior of the Malaysians who entered the area. Therefore, what needs to be expedited is to expedite negotiations for the Malaysian authorities to quickly open a land checkpoint that connects to Narathiwat Province as soon as possible. and should reduce the conditions of travel to Thailand to incentivize tourists to want to travel more
For measures for traveling into the Kingdom of Thailand Narathiwat Province From 1 May 2022, only individuals are allowed to enter. Vehicles are not allowed to enter.
for Thai nationals
1. Vaccinate Travelers are required to register for a Certificate of Entry (COE) and self-ATK test for COVID-19 if no covid is found. -19 to travel into the kingdom without detention But if COVID-19 is found to be sent for treatment according to the right
2. Those who have not completed the vaccination schedule (Vaccinate Travelers) are required to register for a Certificate of Entry (COE) and self-ATK testing for COVID-19 if not found. COVID-19 will be quarantined for 5 days at the State Quarantine facility, which the province will send to SQ. Address by districts But if COVID-19 is found to be sent for treatment according to the right
for non-Thai nationals divided into two types
1.1 Long-term travelers (Residing in Thailand for more than 3 days)
In the event of full vaccination (Vaccinate Travelers)
1. Register via Thailand Pass system
2. Have complete vaccination documents as scheduled
3. Use a passport (Passport) as a document used to cross the border.
4. Have insurance coverage of not less than $10,000
5. Self-ATK test for COVID-19 if there is no covid-19 allowing travelers to travel to the Kingdom of Thailand without detention But if there is covid-19 Referral according to the cost agreement between the hotel or accommodation and the traveler.
6. Able to travel throughout the Kingdom
People who are not vaccinated as scheduled
1. Register via Thailand Pass system
2. You do not need to have complete vaccination documents as scheduled.
3. Use a passport (Passport) as a document used to cross the border.
4. Have insurance coverage of not less than $10,000
5. Self-ATK test for COVID-19 if there is no covid-19 Allowing travelers to enter the Kingdom of Thailand by quarantining at the quarantine facility (Alternative State Quarantine:AQ) at Tanyong Hotel for 5 days, but if infected with COVID-19 Referral according to the cost agreement between the hotel or accommodation and the traveler. Except for those who have tested positive for COVID-19 by RT-PCR 72 hours prior to entering the Kingdom that they do not have COVID-19. allowing travelers to enter the Kingdom without quarantine
6. Able to travel throughout the Kingdom
1.2 Short-term travelers (Residing in Thailand for no more than 3 days)
1. No travel registration is required.
2. Must have complete vaccination documents as scheduled
3. Use the border pass (Border Pass) as a document used in crossing the border.
4. Check for COVID-19 By Self-ATK method if there is no covid-19 infection. allowing travelers to travel to the Kingdom But if there is covid-19 will not be allowed to enter the kingdom
5. Able to travel only in the area under the Agreement on Border Crossing between the two countries