Caretaker Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha celebrated his 69th birthday in style yesterday by cutting the ribbon to officially open a new river ferry service to connect Thailand and Malaysia.
The ferry service will transport passengers, cargo and vehicles across the Ko Lok River, connecting Tak Bai Customs House in Thailand with Pengkalan Kubor Customs House in Malaysia.
The Narathiwat Provincial Administrative Organization launched the new ferry service as a replacement for an older one, reported Pattaya Mail. The new ferry can carry up to 30 passengers and at least nine vehicles weighing 2.5 tons each, and the Thai government has allocated approximately 38 million baht to fund the project.
Narathiwat province serves as a special border economic area, and the Thai government aims to improve infrastructure across all modes of transport in the region to promote economic…
