Malaysia-Thailand border smuggling drops after illegal jetty crackdown

KOTA BHARU, Aug 7 — The closure of illegal bases along the Malaysia-Thailand border has disrupted the movement and...

Malaysian authorities vowed to identify and close security loopholes in its airports after a pilot allegedly transported drugs from the country before being arrested in Indonesia last week. Malaysia’s home and transport ministries would implement steps to improve aviation security, and would place police officers at ce

A person in handcuffs. (File photo: iStock) 04 Aug 2026 07:26PM (Updated: 04 Aug 2026 07:36PM) SURABAYA, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities have arrested a second Malaysian in less than a week for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and ecstasy into the country, a crime that carries the death penalty in the Southeast As