Cabinet Approves Goods Control Areas in 7 Border Provinces

Khaosod•Politics•3h ago

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The Cabinet has approved a Ministry of Defence announcement to establish controlled goods areas in specific regions of seven eastern border provinces to prevent transnational crime and security threats.

•The Cabinet approved a Ministry of Defence announcement designating certain areas in 7 border provinces as controlled goods zones.
•The announcement aims to prevent benefits to transnational crime and national security threats.
•The controlled areas include parts of Chanthaburi, Trat, Buriram, Sisaket, Sa Kaeo, Surin, Ubon Ratchabani, and their territorial waters.

Overview

•The Cabinet approved the draft announcement from the Ministry of Defence on February 17, 2026.
•The announcement designates parts of 7 border provinces and internal waters as controlled areas.
•The designation is to control goods at the border in order to prevent infiltration, subversion, actions affecting national security or border order, or as a benefit to those posing a threat to the country.
•This action is based on the Emergency Decree on Border Goods Control B.E. 1981 (1981).
•Specific districts and sub-districts within Chanthaburi, Trat, Sa Kaeo, Ubon Ratchabani, Sisaket, Surin, and Buriram provinces are designated as controlled areas.
•The controlled zones extend to territorial waters, starting from the mouth of the Phang Rat River in Chanthaburi to Border Post 73 in Trat.
•The decree covers specific areas in 7 provinces and internal waters within Thailand's territorial sea.
•The announcement was made on February 17, 2026.

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Key Entities

Organization

Cabinet(ครม.)

The governmental body responsible for approving the Ministry of Defence announcement.

Ministry of Defence(กห.)ℹ️

The government ministry that issued the announcement designating controlled goods areas.