Wang Kelian
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Wang Kelian is a Perlis
border town on the Malaysia-Thailand Border
. It is one of two border crossings between Malaysia and Thailand in the state of Perlis. The other is Padang Besar
. The village across the border from Wang Kelian is Wang Prachan
in Satun province
, Southern Thailand
.
The village is a popular destinations for tourists and locals because of a huge market on both sides of the border. The governments of Malaysia and Thailand allow people to move freely across the border to shop wthin the confines of the market without the need for any documents. This arrangement was halted for about a year starting December 2007 because the Malaysian government said the arrangements created security problems. The move reportedly caused the market to lose a lot of business. Document-free movement within the market was reinstated on December 5, 2008. Malaysians need to produce their identification card to cross border while Thai nationals can cross without any documentation. Document-free visitors are confined to 1 km radius from the border crossing.
Wang Kelian is usually used as a base for visits to the Perlis State Park.
Perlis
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...
border town on the Malaysia-Thailand Border
Malaysia-Thailand border
The Malaysia-Thailand border consists of both a land boundary across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea. Malaysia lies to the south of the border while Thailand lies to the north...
. It is one of two border crossings between Malaysia and Thailand in the state of Perlis. The other is Padang Besar
Padang Besar
Padang Besar is a border town located in the northern part of Perlis state in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar and about 70 km southwest of Hat Yai...
. The village across the border from Wang Kelian is Wang Prachan
Wang Prachan
Wang Prachan is a subdistrict of Khuan Don district, Satun Province of Thailand, at the boundary to Malaysia.Thai highway 4181, which passes through the subdistrict, connects Satun with Wang Kelian in Malaysia....
in Satun province
Satun Province
Satun is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla...
, Southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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The village is a popular destinations for tourists and locals because of a huge market on both sides of the border. The governments of Malaysia and Thailand allow people to move freely across the border to shop wthin the confines of the market without the need for any documents. This arrangement was halted for about a year starting December 2007 because the Malaysian government said the arrangements created security problems. The move reportedly caused the market to lose a lot of business. Document-free movement within the market was reinstated on December 5, 2008. Malaysians need to produce their identification card to cross border while Thai nationals can cross without any documentation. Document-free visitors are confined to 1 km radius from the border crossing.
Wang Kelian is usually used as a base for visits to the Perlis State Park.