New Thai-Malaysian Checkpoint a Boon for Tourism

New Thai-Malaysian checkpoint a boon for tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is excited about the prospect of more visitors from Malaysia entering Thailand through a new, bigger checkpoint in Sadao district of Songkhla, but residents in the town where the old checkpoint is located don’t feel like celebrating.

TAT welcomes the new Sadao Road as an ASEAN tourism gateway linking Thailand and Malaysia - TAT Newsroom

Bangkok, 13 July 2026 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed the official opening on 10 July 2026 of the new road linking Sadao Customs House in Songkhla with the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah, Malaysia. The ceremony was jointly presided over by Thailand’s Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul and The Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, marking a major infrastructure milestone in strengthenin…