By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-03-10 04:51:28 | Updated at 2025-03-10 08:54:32
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Malaysia has tightened security along its border with Thailand following a bomb blast in the neighbouring nation.
Inspector General Razarudin Husain said on Sunday that the police were closely monitoring developments in Thailand’s Narathiwat province and had immediately enforced strict security measures until the situation was deemed safe.
He said personnel stationed at the border had been instructed to heighten their readiness levels and implement stringent security protocols.
“The strike force company and battalion intelligence teams have been ordered to intensify patrols at illegal crossing points and ‘hotspots’” he told Bernama news agency.
Razarudin said Malaysian police were conducting round-the-clock security monitoring at police posts as an additional precaution.
The explosion occurred in front of the Sungai Kolok stadium in southern Thailand at around 6.25pm on Saturday, Razarudin said.
