No curfew for rubber tappers
Though the rest of the country has had to observe the 10pm to 4am curfew since April 3, measures have been relaxed for rubber tappers in Songkhla’s Thepha district.
This is because rubber tapping has to be done at night or in the early morning so the latex can drip longer before the day’s rising temperatures seal up the cut bark.
Though the price of rubber is at its lowest rate and production is also low due to drought, the tappers are still able to make enough of a living. They are also not considered a risk group for Covid-19.
