Thai army catches 400 workers trying to sneak out of Malaysia
A file photo of the Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Safety Complex in Kedah. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 19, 2020.
THAI authorities have arrested more than 400 people trying to sneak across the border from Malaysia after it re-opened five land border checkpoints yesterday. Deputy Commander of Fourth Army Region, Maj Gen Kriangkrai Srirak said about 300 Thais crossed the border today without registering with the Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Consulate-General in Penang or Kelantan, or for not having travel documents and ‘fit-to-travel’ documents.
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