Last shop standing: Bicycle shop owner Daniel Lau, 35, sits outside his shop among many others that have closed down since the free entry ban was ordered in Wang Kelian. — Bernama
SATUN, (Southern Thailand): Wang Kelian, which was shaken by the findings of 106 skeletons belonging to victims of human trafficking recently, is almost paralysed since the free flow scheme there was cancelled from April 1.
Both Wang Kelian (Malaysia) and Wang Prachan (Thailand) were prosperous before the facility to allow citizens from both countries to enter up to 1km on either side of the border on Friday, Saturday and Sunday without documents was withdrawn for security reasons.
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