Thai, Malaysian leaders agree on border security cooperation

PHNOM PENH, April 3 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak agreed on Tuesday to step up security measures at border crossings following the weekend’s deadly car bomb attacks in Thailand’s two southern border provinces which killed 15 people.

Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Towichakchaikul told reporters that the Thai and Malaysian leaders held luncheon discussions on the sidelines of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), agreeing on cooperation to increase security measures in particular at border crossing points.

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