{"id":13562,"date":"2022-03-23T23:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13562"},"modified":"2022-03-23T23:49:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:49:03","slug":"thailand-wants-all-thai-malaysia-land-border-entry-points-to-reopen-by-may-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13562","title":{"rendered":"Thailand wants all Thai-Malaysia land border entry points to reopen by May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BANGKOK, March 23<\/strong> —\u00a0In a bid to boost its tourism industry, especially in the southern provinces, Thailand is working closely with relevant authorities to reopen all land\u00a0border entry points with Malaysia by\u00a0May 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the ministry would propose to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to reopen more entry points between the two\u00a0countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe plan to gradually open other checkpoints in Narathiwat, Yala, and Satun that connect Malaysia to promote tourism in the Southern provinces. We expect all Thai-Malaysian checkpoints to reopen by May 1.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTourism and Sports Ministry will coordinate with Foreign Ministry to discuss with Malaysian authorities on measures to be implemented at border checkpoints to contain the spread of\u00a0COVID-19,\u201d<\/em> he was quoted saying by English portal, The Nation here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At present, the Sadao Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) in Songkhla is open\u00a0for tourists entering the kingdom however the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security point in Bukit Kayu Hitam at the Malaysian side\u00a0is set to open by April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, Starting 1 April, Hat Yai International Airport is scheduled to welcome international tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysian tourists have been the largest group of visitors to the kingdom before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Thailand recorded nearly 40 million visitors including 4.1 million Malaysian tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri\u00a0 Ismail Sabri Yaakob\u2019s recent official visit to Thailand on February 25,\u00a0Malaysia and Thailand had\u00a0agreed in principle to implement quarantine-free travel by air, land, and sea via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) and Test & Go schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Ismail Sabri said related ministries and agencies would be holding discussions on\u00a0procedures for the reopening of the common borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia to reopen its borders starting April 1 as the country will enter the\u00a0\u2018Transition to Endemic\u2019\u00a0phase after taking into account several factors, conducting the necessary risk assessment, seeking advice from the Ministry of Health, and scrutinizing the recommendations from the Quartet Ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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