21 November 2016

News Story: Thailand wants to build joint border fence with Malaysia

Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Nov 18 revealed a joint plan with Malaysia to build a fence wall along their borders. 

General Prawit Wongsuwan said that he discussed the idea with his Malaysian counterpart during an informal ASEAN meeting that took place on November 16-17 in Vientiane, Laos. 

“We recommended setting up a joint committee with Malaysia for discussions of issues such as problems about transnational crime, human trafficking and a border fence,” General Prawit told reporters at the Government House. 

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