Border patrolling tightened in Narathiwat to prevent illegal migrants
Authorities in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Saturday beefed up patrolling of the border at over 70 natural trails in Tak Bai district, following the arrests of illegal foreign migrant workers last week.
The move is aimed at containing the risk of a Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand.
The authorities will also set up barbed wire fences at these natural channels to prevent illegal entry.
The authorities nabbed 14 foreign migrant workers -- seven Vietnamese and seven Cambodians -- who had sneaked in from Malaysia on Friday night,
