Malaysia, Thailand enhance close ties on border management

[Lite Beer]

Malaysia, Thailand enhance close ties on border management

BANGKOK: -- Malaysia and Thailand will continue to strengthen and enhance the existing close bilateral cooperation on security matters and border management along the common border areas.

The matter was discussed during the 30th high-level committee (HLC) meeting with Thailand conducted in the spirit of cordiality, cooperation and friendship here yesterday.

selamat“The objective of the meeting was to provide a platform for the HLC joint chairmen and its members to meet, exchange ideas and discuss matters of mutual interest pertaining to border security along the shared border areas of both countries,” the Sabah Defence Ministry’s corporate communications unit said in a statement here today.

The committee holds its meeting twice a year, alternately in Malaysia and Thailand.

It was co-chaired by the Malaysian Armed Forces chief and Malaysian Joint chairman General Tan Sri Dr Zulkifeli Mohd Zin and the Royal Thai Armed Forces chief and the Thai Joint chairman General Thanasak Patimapragorn.

The statement said it deliberated and noted with satisfaction the progress of activities planned and conducted by the Regional Border Committee (RBC) and Joint Combined Exercise Committee (JCEC), namely operational matters, exercises, border and disaster management, social and economic activities during the period under review.

The meeting also agreed on the satisfactory progress of the assigned tasks implemented by the 51st General Border Committee Meeting and the close cooperation and coordination among the concerned authorities and agencies to solve various problems, such as smuggling, illegal activities.

“It has also agreed to exchange information on activities taking place along the common border,” it said.

The statement also said the meeting had agreed that Thailand would host the next 31st HLC meeting to be held tentatively in March or April next year.

--Samui Times 2014-08-17

[chainarong]

Malaysia will only part with what they want Thailand to know , so far their miserable efforts and their talk feasts have resulted in very little co-operation on the subject of the restive South, their co=operation cannot to be taken at face value as in some instances over the years, they have told Thai officials one thing, knowing full well the opposite was happening , verdict as an Asean member, not to be trusted.

[FangFerang]

Malaysia will only part with what they want Thailand to know , so far their miserable efforts and their talk feasts have resulted in very little co-operation on the subject of the restive South, their co=operation cannot to be taken at face value as in some instances over the years, they have told Thai officials one thing, knowing full well the opposite was happening , verdict as an Asean member, not to be trusted.

What you said is very accurate. When Thailand annexed parts of Malaysia, the bad blood has never thinned.

[sunshine51]

^^^ Thailand NEVER annexed any parts of Malaysia (Malaya way back when).

Read up about the Anglo Siamese Treaty of 1909...it's all there.

[PlastikbinLina]

Malaysia will only part with what they want Thailand to know , so far their miserable efforts and their talk feasts have resulted in very little co-operation on the subject of the restive South, their co=operation cannot to be taken at face value as in some instances over the years, they have told Thai officials one thing, knowing full well the opposite was happening , verdict as an Asean member, not to be trusted.

What you said is very accurate. When Thailand annexed parts of Malaysia, the bad blood has never thinned.

Unfortunately the Japanese are to responsible for the annexation of several of the northern states of Malaya. Thailand in fact did have suzerainty over the the Malay states annexed until the late 19th and early 20th century but then conceded the areas now in conflict at Britain's demands. The Japanese Imperial Army returned the states to Thailand during the second world war but four states were returned to Malaya in 1957. An International Boundary study (an extract below explains)

International Boundary Study

No. 57 – November 15, 1965

Malaysia – Thailand

Boundary

(Country Codes: MY-TH)

The Geographer

Office of the Geographer

Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Thus, the Thai kingdom and the British Malay states came into direct territorial contact;the first boundary treaty was signed in 1869 concerning the frontier of Kedah. In the

first decade of the 20th century, Siam relinquished its suzerain claim to the four Malay

sultanates of Kedah, Trengganu, Perlis, and Kelantan to British protection within the

Malay states. The present-day boundary stems from this treaty of 1909 between Britain

and Siam. During World War II, Thailand temporarily regained control over the four

states but they reverted to British administration with the end of the hostilities. In 1957,

they became states of the independent Federation of Malaya (Malaysia in 1963).

[doctorproc156]

Malaysia will only part with what they want Thailand to know , so far their miserable efforts and their talk feasts have resulted in very little co-operation on the subject of the restive South, their co=operation cannot to be taken at face value as in some instances over the years, they have told Thai officials one thing, knowing full well the opposite was happening , verdict as an Asean member, not to be trusted.

Malaysia needs the Southern Insurgents more than they need Thailand. The Insurgents are the only thing stopping Thailand from building the Kra Canal.

[simple1]

Malaysia will only part with what they want Thailand to know , so far their miserable efforts and their talk feasts have resulted in very little co-operation on the subject of the restive South, their co=operation cannot to be taken at face value as in some instances over the years, they have told Thai officials one thing, knowing full well the opposite was happening , verdict as an Asean member, not to be trusted.

What you said is very accurate. When Thailand annexed parts of Malaysia, the bad blood has never thinned.

Unfortunately the Japanese are to responsible for the annexation of several of the northern states of Malaya. Thailand in fact did have suzerainty over the the Malay states annexed until the late 19th and early 20th century but then conceded the areas now in conflict at Britain's demands. The Japanese Imperial Army returned the states to Thailand during the second world war but four states were returned to Malaya in 1957. An International Boundary study (an extract below explains)

International Boundary Study

No. 57 – November 15, 1965

Malaysia – Thailand

Boundary

(Country Codes: MY-TH)

The Geographer

Office of the Geographer

Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Thus, the Thai kingdom and the British Malay states came into direct territorial contact;the first boundary treaty was signed in 1869 concerning the frontier of Kedah. In the

first decade of the 20th century, Siam relinquished its suzerain claim to the four Malay

sultanates of Kedah, Trengganu, Perlis, and Kelantan to British protection within the

Malay states. The present-day boundary stems from this treaty of 1909 between Britain

and Siam. During World War II, Thailand temporarily regained control over the four

states but they reverted to British administration with the end of the hostilities. In 1957,

they became states of the independent Federation of Malaya (Malaysia in 1963).

Kedah, Trengganu, Perlis, and Kelantan - are not deep South provinces in contention or have I misunderstood your post?