Malaysia to install more security wire on illegal routes bordering ThailandPeople cross the Golok River by ferry from Tak Bai district in Narathiwat province to Tumpat in Kelantan state, Malaysia. (File photo: Bangkok Post)Malaysian security authorities will seek additional budget from their government to fence the remaining illegal routes opposite Thailand with barbed wire after the completion of the first phase. The move followed the completion of the first step of the barbed wire construction on 27 routes for 1.5 kilometres opposite Thailand’s Sungai Kolok district in Narathiwat province this month. All illegal routes start from jetties built without authorisation along the Golok River. Malaysia has already torn all of them down to combat contraband, human trafficking, illicit drugs and other border-crossing crimes between Kelantan state and Narathiwat.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2026 08:06 UTC