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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing the Thai-Malaysian land border. I recently came across this article from Thai PBS World, that is thaipbsworld.com, the article is titled: Thailand-Malaysia Border Crossings Reopen after 2 years. Really think about that headline for a minute. Thailand-Malaysia Border crossings reopen after 2 years. It has been 2 years.

Quoting directly: "Land Border checkpoints between Thailand and Malaysia have reopened today (Friday) after being closed for more than 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A main checkpoint in Sadao District of Thailand's Southern province of Songkhla saw about 20 Malaysians out of 107 "Thailand Pass" applicants pass through. Numerous Immigration and health officials were deployed to screen the arrivals. Those who wish to enter Thailand via land checkpoints must register for the "Thailand Pass", have both travel and health insurances and pay for the RT-PCR test on arrival in Thailand."

I think it is definitely a good development. We are seeing things start to reopen; we are seeing this whole thing start to thaw out. Hopefully things will continue in this direction; we will start to see things moving more toward the world we grew to know and love prior to quarter one of 2020. But I do think it is interesting that yeah it does look like at least for now, I guess there is a possibility that Border Runs may be possible between Thailand and Malaysia moving forward although as noted in the article there are new restrictions.