Thailand's border and cross-border trade in 2024 exceeded 1.8 trillion baht, marking a record high with a 6.1% growth. The target is to continue pushing towards 2 trillion baht per year by 2030, the Department of Foreign Trade revealed.

Checks on nearly 50,000 foreign workers at establishments in the past month had led to the arrest of 1,162 illegal workers and the prosecution of 204 law-breaking employers, Department of Employment (DOE) chief Anurak Tossarat said .