PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will depart for Thailand this week to attend a meeting with his counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra, where discussions will include efforts to clean and deepen Sungai Golok.

Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said the meeting in Bangkok, scheduled after the official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Malaysia – will also touch on flood mitigation and dredging works involving the river that runs through populated areas on both sides of the border.