Hurting economically, Wang Kelian residents urge govt to beef up border security but reopen trade zone

Hurting economically, Wang Kelian residents urge govt to beef up border security but reopen trade zone

Malay Mail - Malaysia·2022-11-12 16:00

PADANG BESAR, Nov 12 — Local residents are urging the government to reopen the free-flow zone at the Malaysia-Thailand border in Wang Kelian to boost socio-economic activities in the area.

Kampung Wang Kelian Village Development and Security Committee chairman Md Razak Daud said the free-flow zone had been closed since April 1, 2015, after the discovery of 139 mass graves of human trafficking victims in the area.

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