The visit, held at the invitation of Srettha, aims, among others, to review the progress of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration, customs, quarantine and security (ICQS) checkpoint in Malaysia and the Sadao customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complex in Thailand.

Anwar will be accompanied by several ministers and deputy ministers, including deputy foreign minister Mohamad Alamin, and senior government officials. He is scheduled to arrive at the new Sadao CIQ building at about 11am (noon in Malaysia).

After a meeting with Srettha, both leaders will visit the meeting point of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS and Sadao CIQ, a project being implemented by Malaysia and Thailand.

Anwar will also attend a lunch hosted by his Thai counterpart at a hotel here before they depart for the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS in Kedah to visit the facility.

The Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS and Sadao CIQ are important border checkpoints for the two countries and serve as primary entry and exit points for bilateral trade and tourism.

Last year, total bilateral trade through the two checkpoints amounted to RM33.67 billion. A total of 212,691 Thai tourists entered Malaysia through the border from January to June this year.