PUBLISHED : 17 Nov 2023 at 08:28
SONGKHLA: Business operators in Sadao district have urged the government to consider opening the old Sadao immigration checkpoint in tandem with the new one, in a bid boost trade and tourism with Malaysia.
At least 300 operators from Baan Dan Nok in tambon Samnakkam discussed the matter on Thursday after rumours of the government’s attempts to close the Sadao checkpoint in favour of the new borderline checkpoint surfaced.
Baan Dan Nok, located next to Bukit Kayu Hitam in Malaysia’s Kedah state, is considered one of the biggest trading places on the border, said Hat Yai Songkhla Hotels Association president Sitthiphong Sitthiphatprapha.
However, on May 23, Thailand and Malaysia agreed to build a new…
