SADAO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to embark on a working visit to Thailand on Monday (Nov 27) to discuss bilateral cooperation with his counterpart Srettha Thavisin.
Srettha extended the invitation for the visit, which aims to review the progress of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) checkpoint in Malaysia and the Sadao Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Thailand.
Anwar will be joined by several ministers and deputy ministers, including Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin, as well as senior government officials.
The Prime Minister is expected to arrive at the new Sadao CIQ building at approximately 11am (noon Malaysian time) and will have a meeting with Srettha.
Both leaders will then inspect the meeting point of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS and Sadao CIQ, a joint venture between Malaysia and Thailand.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will attend a lunch hosted by his counterpart at a hotel in Sadao before both leaders depart for the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS in Kedah, Malaysia to visit the facility.
The Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS and Sadao CIQ are vital border checkpoints for the two countries, serving as primary entry and exit points for bilateral trade and tourism.
In the previous year, total bilateral trade through the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS and Sadao CIQ reached RM33.67bil, while 212,691 Thai tourists entered Malaysia through the border from January to June 2023. – Bernama
