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Walking with The Nation Thailand: The Reopening of Klong Ong Ang Walking Street

All merchants at Khlong Ong Ang Walking Street will undergo a Covid-19 rapid antigen test on Thursday as the street is to be reopened for tourists this weekend.

In a bid to generate income for locals and boost tourism, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to make the Khlong Ong Ang walking street accessible every weekend from October 15.

Khlong Ong Ang Canal in Bangkok

Chiang Mai is set to reopen its weekend markets and walking streets from Wednesday, now that no new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the province for six consecutive days.

The Covid-19 situation in Nakhon Ratchasima and Lampang seems to have improved, with schools and walking streets being reopened.

Strict preventive measures have been implemented in the Chiang Mai walking street after a local resident tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

The new Ong Ang Walking Street in Bangkok is now open to the public every Friday to Sunday from 4pm to 10pm.

Bangkok will open walking streets on Khao San Road and the road along Ong Ang canal on weekends from October to stimulate tourism.

The government is continuing with its policy to open walking streets nationwide to stimulate the economy and promote tourism.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to turn the road along Khlong Ong Ang canal into a walking street to promote tourism.

The government is amendable to a suggestion by the Thai Amusement and Leisure Parks Association to turn roads in Bangkok’s Yaowarat district into walking streets each Sunday, barring vehicle access to open the area to pedestrians and attracting more visitors.