Malaysian state proposes erecting 100km border wall

Barrier in Kelantan to fight acts, trafficking, 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 province, may consider 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 attempt to guard the whole boundary. He was reportedly cited as saying on Tuesday,” We will take this proposal to build the roof to the federal government.”

The state police chief recently presented the program to the local authorities, and the idea behind the move is at odds with it.

The Kolok River separates the states of Narathiwat and Kelantan from each other, which shares a 100 kilometer much liquid border.

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

The deputy chief minister of Kelantan acknowledged that the state’s authorities had to deal with difficulties because many of the river’s borders locations are personal home.

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.