Cabinet gave green light to Singkhon special border checkpoint

[Lite Beer]

Cabinet gave green light to Singkhon special border checkpoint

BANGKOK, 1 May 2015 (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved the opening of the Singkhon special border checkpoint in Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the hope to stimulate the economy in the border area.

Deputy Government Spokesman Maj.Gen. Sansern Kaeokamnerd said the Cabinet instructed the Ministry of Interior to issue a ministerial announcement detailing clear operational guidelines for people, vehicles and goods passing the border checkpoint. The announcement was expected to also provide guidelines for prevention of problems that might occur, the deputy spokesman said.

Prachuap Khiri Khan province was instructed to develop a mechanism to control and tackle possible effects on national security after the border checkpoint was opened. If the province needed to construct anything or arrange activities at the border zone, it should ask the Royal Thai Survey Department and the Royal Thai Armed Forces to check information before proceeding, Maj.Gen. Sansern said.

The Cabinet approved the establishment of the special border checkpoint despite the problem of demarcation at the border zone. The prime minister did not want such problem to be obstruction of trade and investment promotion in the area, said the deputy spokesman.

The government believed that the checkpoint would make the area’s border trade value leap and facilitate both Thai and Myanmar businesses more efficiently, the deputy spokesman added.

After the border checkpoint is opened, Myanmar people can travel to Prachuap Khiri Khan province and stay in Thailand for one night by using only their passport and temporary border pass.

-- NNT 2015-05-01

[pinkpanther99]

"After the border checkpoint is opened, Myanmar people can travel to Prachuap Khiri Khan province and stay in Thailand for one night by using only their passport and temporary border pass."

Does this also apply for people going in other direction?

Anyone know if this means Singkon can can be used for an in/out border run for those with a non-o multi, for example. If it does, it could be very handy for people living in Hua Hin, Cha Am or Pranburi.

[jackanapes]

this is certainly going to help the Myanmar people one night only in Thailand ?

[Falcon]

This is going to make no difference whatsoever to the Burmese coming over to Thailand as, already, the Thai immigration allow the Burmese to travel freely over on a daily basis with no checks of documents or anything else, no matter whether the person is walking, riding a motorbike of any other. Doing it, or trying to do it, the other way though is a huge problem and isn't allowed - I.e. Thais going in to Burma. We go down to the border regularly and, each year, at song Kran, they open up the border for a week to give free pass in order for the Thais to see Myanmar, costs 120 baht per person in a shared taxi/mini bus and no visa required for this short trip. We thought we'd go over for a short trip, take our son too just for the experience and see what it was like over there. Answer? Foreigners not allowed to go over even with reentry permit, etc. we asked the Thai immig. Why foreigners weren't allowed over, they said no problem for them on Thai side but Burmese immig. Wouldn't Allow entry. At all other times of the year, again, Thais are not allowed to enter but Burmese can come and go, without his, as free as they like so, iMO, this will make no difference whatsoever to anyone.