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Priority Travel News: Malaysia to stop weekend document-free travel to Thailand

KUALA LUMPUR - From next month, Malaysians who want to go to the Wang Kelian-Wang Prachan market at the Malaysian-Thai border during the weekend must have border passes, local media reported on Monday.
The decision to stop the weekend document-free travel between Wang Kelian, Perlis, Malaysian northern state and Wang Prachan, Thailand, was made for security reasons, deputy Internal Security Minister Mohd Johari Baharum said on Sunday.
At present, Malaysians going to Wang Prachan and Thais entering Wang Kelian need to carry border passes during weekdays, but this ruling is not enforced during weekends. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News