Kelantan state to seek okay from KL to build border wall along Thai border

Barrier to fight acts, smuggling, flooding

A Thai soldier stands guard a wall bordering Thailand and Malaysia in Betong district in Yala province on Jan 23, 2021. (Photo: Fourth Army Region)
On January 23, 2021, a Thai soldier patrols a roof that borders Thailand and Malaysia in the Yala province’s Betong area. ( Photo: Fourth Army Region )

In a new effort to combat cross-border crimes and smuggling, the state of Kelantan, which is located in Narathiwat state, will introduce to the government to construct a 100-kilometer-long wall.

According to the Bernama media agency, Deputy Chief Minister Mohamed Fadzli Hassan has stated that the local government will request approval from Kuala Lumpur for the walls, which could also serve as a barrier against flooding.

Because the Malaysia-Thailand border is so large, it is challenging for the security forces to patrol the entire boundary. He was reportedly cited as saying on Tuesday,” We will take this request to the federal government.”

The action goes against the suggestion of the condition police chief, who lately presented the program to the local authorities.

The Kolok River separates them from the state of Kelantan and Narathiwat state, which has a 100-kilometer liquid border.

The security forces in Malaysia have intensified their efforts to combat trafficking and crimes along Thailand’s full border.

However, the deputy chief minister of Kelantan acknowledged that the state’s government had to deal with difficulties because many of the border crossing points along the river are personal property.

In some borders areas in Satun, Songkhla, and Yala provinces, the two nations have separated practical walls or railings. Some were built by the two locations, while others are punitive jobs.