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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the Malaysia-Thailand Border Economic Zone will provide Malaysian exporters easier access to Indochina markets by relaxing Thai customs procedures for fisheries and agricultural products.
Malaysia's parliament is set to examine the Malaysia-Thailand Border Economic Zone's economic potential and the fallout from regional maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, alongside constitutional reforms affecting the attorney general's office.
Malaysia is intensifying border control operations following a bomb blast in Tak Bai, Narathiwat that injured two Malaysian holidaymakers. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari pledged strengthened security measures and closer military cooperation with Thailand.
Thailand and Malaysia have formalised expanded agricultural cooperation through a comprehensive memorandum of understanding, while resolving longstanding market access disputes in fisheries trade.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul inaugurated a new border road connecting Bukit Kayu Hitam's ICQS complex with Thailand's Sadao CIQ facility, enhancing bilateral connectivity and regional trade.
Perlis has resumed its Kuala Perlis-Satun ferry service, aiming to draw 5.5-6 million tourists this year. Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah says the 40-minute sea crossing will ease border congestion and boost cross-border trade with Thailand.
Prime Ministers Anwar Ibrahim and Anutin Charnvirakul held bilateral discussions at Putrajaya to advance Malaysia-Thailand cooperation across trade, security, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges within ASEAN frameworks.
Malaysia and Thailand have committed to accelerating border infrastructure projects and establishing special economic zones, with leaders targeting USD30 billion in bilateral trade by 2027 through streamlined customs and immigration procedures.
Two Malaysians injured in an improvised explosive device blast in Thailand's Narathiwat province on Monday have been safely returned to Malaysia and admitted to hospital in Kelantan for ongoing medical treatment.
Authorities have arrested a man linked to a June 6 kidnapping in Kelantan where two victims were transported across the Thai border as collateral, though a second suspect remains fugitive.
Two Malaysian soldiers have been charged with smuggling three Myanmar nationals across the Malaysia-Thailand border last month, highlighting enforcement challenges in the region's porous borders and security vulnerabilities.