Arantyaprathet train station is usually crowded during Songkarn festival when Cambodian workers go home to celebrate the festival with their families. (Bangkok Post file photo)Thai officials will next month waive fees at border gates to allow workers from Cambodia to return home for the New Year. The Cambodian embassy in Thailand confirmed on Wednesday the move to Khmer Times and said the free pass will apply to all Cambodian workers and under 18-year-old family members. Valid documents include letters of permission from the Thai or Cambodian Labor Ministry, work visas and work permits, according to a report in Khmer Times. Thailand’s assistant government spokesman Athisit Chaiyanuwat told the Bangkok Post the free border crossings will also be offered to migrants from Laos and Myanmar.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2017 03:33 UTC