Thailand shuts border market near Cambodia amid pandemic outbreak

A Cambodian vendor at Rong Kluea Market in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand. Thai authorities said they were implementing increased restrictions on their side of the border and decided to close the market. - The Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Jan 9 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Thai authorities decided to close the Rong Kluea Market located near the Cambodia-Thailand border from Sunday (Jan 10) until further notice as part of their efforts to contain a widespread outbreak of Covid-19 in Thailand.

Sa Kaeo provincial authorities in Thailand sent notice to the Banteay Meanchey provincial governor that they were implementing increased restrictions on their side of the border and they further requested that the Cambodian authorities follow suit.