Application for a business license, announcement of the relocation of the Bangkok Area Office, Area 6



On August 24, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., Mr. Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Labor, along with Mr. Boonchuay Homyenyam, Deputy Governor of Tak Province, Mr. Thanat Thawi Keokulkit, Advisor to the Minister of Labor, Mr. Somchai Morakotsriwan, Director-General of the Department of Employment, Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, Secretary-General of the Social Security Office, and executives of various agencies joined the inspection of the permanent border checkpoint at Ban Rim Moei, Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 1, Mae Sot District, Tak Province. Mr. Pipat said that from the results of the work permit process for foreigners who come to work on a day-trip or seasonal basis (Section 64), I am concerned about the issue of 2 types of border passes: border passes and temporary border passes. They will be allowed to travel to the border area for the purpose of visiting relatives, tourism, government, business, sports, or working on a day-trip or seasonal basis. I would like each business operator to be strict about hiring prohibited occupations reserved for Thais, including being strict about screening for 6 prohibited diseases: syphilis, tuberculosis, chronic alcoholism…