The wall is on the agenda for the meeting, said a Thai foreign ministry official. Malaysia's foreign ministry did not respond to a request from Reuters for comment. Two issues in particular have spurred the interest of Malaysia and Thailand in building a border wall, said Srisompop Jitpiromsri, director of Deep South Watch. "The first is to stop the flow of illegal goods, whether it is petrol, drugs or human trafficking," he told Reuters. "The second reason is that insurgents operating in Thailand regularly cross the border and use Malaysia as a safety base."

Source: bd News24 September 08, 2016 11:37 UTC