Southern Thailand attacks trigger 30-40pc drop in Rantau Panjang border traffic
RANTAU PANJANG: Traveller movement through the Rantau Panjang border checkpoint has dropped by about 30 to 40 per cent following a series of attacks in southern Thailand on Saturday night.
In a recent report by the New Straits Times, a significant 30-40 percent drop in traveler movement through the Rantau Panjang border checkpoint in Malaysia has been observed following a series of attacks in southern Thailand on Saturday night. The decline was recorded over two consecutive days, with fewer pedestrians and motorists passing through the checkpoint in both directions.
The MCBA commander Siti Khadijah Hamzah attributed the decline to the 51 attacks, including shootings, bombings, and arson incidents, reported across Thailand's three southern border provinces. The Rantau Panjang border checkpoint, which normally sees around 5,000 traveller movements on a public holiday, recorded only 1,230 inbound and 1,273 outbound movements between Saturday and Monday. Similar declines were also noticed at other ICQS complexes in Kelantan.
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