Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) is received by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha (R) at Government House in Bangkok on September 9, 2016. The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia agreed on Friday to increase intelligence sharing on security and to move forward in possibly building a border wall to combat transnational terrorism and smuggling. Analysts say that separatist insurgents operating in Thailand’s deep south use Malaysia as a base to launch and plan their attacks. “We both face security issues including the fight against terrorism, human trafficking and illegal smuggling, that is why we need to address these issues seriously,” said Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Najib said that both sides had discussed the construction and extension of a border wall with details to be worked out.

Source: Thanhnien News September 09, 2016 13:30 UTC