New ambassador targets closer Malaysia-Thailand economic and border cooperation

FILE PHOTO: Holidaymakers waiting in line to get their passports checked before entering Thailand at Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS on December 21, 2024. Malaysia and Thailand share one of the longest land border in the region. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star.

BANGKOK: Malaysia's new Ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah, has pledged to further strengthen bilateral ties between both nations, with a strong focus on boosting trade, enhancing border connectivity, expanding the tourism sector and supporting peace efforts in southern Thailand.

Wan Zaidi, 56, from Johor, said Malaysia and Thailand have never experienced strained relations, describing the partnership as one built on "trust, mutual respect and shared history" as close neighbours in Asean.