The authorities have checked and closed 239 small hotels, hostels and guest houses in Krabi’s Mueang district during the past month for having no licences for the provision of hotel services.

Krabi deputy governor Apinan Puekphong on Tuesday said police, troops, provincial and municipality officials had joined forces to check hotel services in the district and found that only 52 out of 318 places inspected had licences for operating such services.

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