Border provinces tighten COVID-19 restrictions on cross-border merchants

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of the Interior’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration has instructed governors of border provinces to enforce measures according to the national Emergency Decree and other related announcements to control the movement of cross-border merchants and goods transportation, particularly the entry into the kingdom of freight workers.

 

With this instruction, provincial communicable diseases committees have the power to designate specific parking space for freight carrying vehicles from neighbouring countries, and allow only essential freight workers to enter the country.

 

The provincial communicable diseases committees must appoint an official as a commander at each border crossing where movements of persons, goods, and vehicles are still allowed. The commanding officials can regulate, issue orders, and facilitate border movements to ensure compliance with related laws and regulations.

 

The officials must review all border movement issues which may have occurred, and report on the operations to their respective Provincial Communicable Diseases Committee.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2020-10-18

 

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I hadn't realised that cross-border traders have access to Thailand without having to comply with the draconian rules until the Mae Sot incident this week.

 

Does seem to go against everything else the Thai Government has imposed.

 

 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The Ministry of the Interior’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration has instructed governors of border provinces to enforce measures according to the national Emergency Decree and other related announcements to control the movement of cross-border merchants and goods transportation, particularly the entry into the kingdom of freight workers.

One would have thought that had been taken into consideration already, but as Thailand has so often shown its "shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted" is the way things usually work.

For once a rational Governmental action.

My brother otherwise known as the "Great Procrastinator" in family circles would say: If it costs time or money put it off till later.  He would fit right in here in Thailand.  ????

7 hours ago, phetchy said:

For once a rational Governmental action.

Always a reactive action as apposed to a pro-active one.

Just read in the Post that 12 Thais were caught crossing illegally.  They were trying to escape the spread of the virus there.

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

Just read in the Post that 12 Thais were caught crossing illegally.  They were trying to escape the spread of the virus there.

There are lots of people entering Thailand illegally. Easy to cross the Mekong river from Laos to Thailand. 

17 minutes ago, JungleBiker said:

There are lots of people entering Thailand illegally. Easy to cross the Mekong river from Laos to Thailand. 

Well the Thais should provide designated landing spots manned by IO's.  That should fix the problem. 555

1 hour ago, lujanit said:

Well the Thais should provide designated landing spots manned by IO's.  That should fix the problem. 555

A bit of a long and desolate border to do that! 5555