Weekend passport service launched

The Foreign Ministry's passport division will launch a weekend service in response to an increase in demand for travel documents, Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said yesterday.

From today onwards, Thai nationals can apply for a passport on the weekends from 9am to 3pm at the Consular Affairs Division on Chaeng Wattana Road, as well as the two temporary passport offices in Bang Na and Pinklao.

This additional service is being provided as a result of the improved economic situation in Thailand and the fact that more people are travelling overseas, Surapong said.