No disruption at Rantau Panjang border after Southern Thailand blasts

 

The Rantau Panjang Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) complex was operating as usual this morning, with vehicles moving across the border following a series of bomb blasts in southern Thailand last night. - NSTP file pic

KOTA BARU: The Rantau Panjang Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) complex was operating as usual this morning, with vehicles moving across the border following a series of bomb blasts in southern Thailand last night.

A visit to the complex saw Malaysian vehicles entering Kelantan from Thailand as early as 7am, alongside school students crossing the border.

Similarly, vehicle movement from Malaysia into Thailand proceeded without disruption.

Malaysians who were stranded last night due to a curfew enforced in the neighbouring country also managed to return home this morning.

A Malaysian visitor who wished to be known as Muin, 35, said he was already at the Golok ICQS complex at 7am Malaysian time to return to Kelantan.

He said he reached Rantau Panjang safely shortly after 7am.

Muin explained that he was unable to return last night because of the curfew imposed in Golok, forcing him and his friend to check into a hotel.

He expressed relief that the situation was calm this morning and that the ICQS checkpoint opened as scheduled. - NST