Thailand to re-open land borders for citizens stuck in neighbour countries

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BANGKOK (Xinhua): Thai Immigration Bureau on Thursday (April 16) announced that it will reopen 23 land borders on Saturday (April 17) so that Thai citizens from neighbouring countries can return home.

Thailand's border closures were imposed on March 20 as part of the state of emergency lockdown orders designed to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

The border closures have left many Thais stranded in Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, according to Pol Col Cherngron Rimpadee, deputy spokesman of the Immigration Bureau, a division under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cherngron said that only Thai nationals would be allowed to enter Thailand after obtaining clearance from the respective Thai embassies and a health certificate.Foreigners will not be allowed to enter Thailand except for diplomats or work permit holders.

The emergency decree banning foreigners from entering Thailand was part of the government's effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand. - Xinhua

 

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