Malaysia’s border with Thailand - A day at a village on the border - Traveling Malaysia Episode 37

We are visiting Malaysia’s border with Thailand and spend a day at a Malaysian village right on the border to Thailand
Welcome to episode 37 of my trip all around Malaysia. If you haven’t seen the previous episodes you can watch them here:
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I am still in Kota Bharu in the Kelantan state of Malaysia. This state shares a border with Thailand. I’m always interested in visiting towns right on the borders, that is normally pretty interesting. There is a kampung (village) right on the border called Rantau Panjang. What’s really interesting here is that half of the town is in Thailand and the other half is in Malaysia. Separated by a river. So, we decided to visit this Malaysian kampung and explore around and see what’s life like right on the Malaysia Thailand border.
When you travel southeast Asia, you are going to cross probably quite a few borders. Mostly it is easy to cross border between countries in southeast Asia. But in these days, all of the borders are closed. Traveling southeast Asia is therefore not really possible at the moment. This makes it even more interesting to see what’s the border between Malaysia and Thailand looks like in these days.
Could you imagine living in such a village right on the border? Let me know in the comments ⬇️
Check out Steve & Ivanas video from our trip to this Kampung as well:
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After the Corona Lockdown, it is now possible again to travel Malaysia. In the next weeks I will travel Malaysia (all around the country) and make daily vlogs about it. I will show you how to travel Malaysia, how to do backpacking Malaysia and show you what it's like to solo travel around this country in southeast Asia. So, if you are interested in backpacking southeast Asia in general or specifically interested in backpacking Malaysia, then this series of my Malaysia travel vlogs might be interesting for you.
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[@KenAbroad]

Check out the next episode here: ➡️kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Szh4KebLV1a7s You can also follow me on Instagram, I post daily stories there as well and some pictures from my trip instagram.com/ken__abroad/

[@Goodnessgrays]

Ken Abroad Greetings from Johor Bahru!

[@peterleong9644]

Q !

[@fikhrichannel]

👋👋 nice content

[@user-po6fl2xn6p]

selamat menonton 👍🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmjIZqB3raqKlac

[@ideensamalle597]

I’m from Pattani Thailand. I drive many times crossing that border to Rantau Panjang. We go shopping and eating halal KFC. Often driving further to Kota Bharu. I speak my local dialect with the people there. I regard them all my relatives, easy for me to blend with unlike I was in other parts of Thailand. I feel strange there

[@KenAbroad]

Ah cool😅 I heard many malays also like to cross the border to party in thailand 😅

[@rose-vg5es]

We malaysians also like to cross the border too but it is for a thai massage lol😂😂

[@zenleviera]

@@rose-vg5es hahahhaah ye doh rindu thai. How i wish this covid thing will be over quickly so that the border can be opened

[@misterlibrarian5251]

Because Malays Malaysia and Malays Patani are brothers. Religon, races, langguage, culture totally same.

[@abdulbari1584]

Abang bola bagi number awoa

[@RayMak]

Welcome to Malaysia and Thailand

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks 💪😊

[@khemmarban2457]

dude this guy man. literally all over youtube rofl

[@andrewsitu3472]

Technically, Patani is Malay land, not Siamese.

[@mywish4668]

Woooohh man,,, you 28 hours on yt?

[@bangbangchoco8144]

Why do i see u everywhere

[@abiz981]

That uncle (at the river) can speak good English. Bravo pakcik (uncle) 😀

[@kokoninhell]

@The Handicrapped Stain yeah same as my father, he can speak english well too

[@user-eh5xr1mh6w]

เปาะจิ

[@williamchong0131]

@The Handicrapped Stain Mine is my grandpa, he is really good at English, and he passed away when I was in middle school~~ miss him so much😞😢

[@KenAbroad]

Check out Steve & Ivanas video from our trip to this Kampung as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5mWeaiFmM2Dqsk Could you imagine living in such a village right on the border? Let me know in the comments ⬇️ If you haven't seen the previous episodes yet, you can watch them here: kzbin.info/aero/PLOiGXq1d3__I8iTJNhADgy8kfux2HncCk You can also follow me on Instagram, I post daily stories there as well and will also post some pictures from my trip instagram.com/ken__abroad/

[@HjNikWorld]

Welcome to my hometown Kota Bharu. One place you should check out, the place where Japanese army landed in 1941, 6 hours before Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, that started WW2

[@mizzylamydean2936]

Hi Ken, The river is Malaysia border. South Thailand is majority Muslim. That guy speak Thailand with each other. The wired due to Covid19. The jersey is for personal team playing futsal. Happy exploring Ken, Steve and partner. Stay safe.

[@malaysiadentist4637]

It will lots of fun.... Smuggling things lol!

[@deqalb]

West Malaysia used to be in the same time zone with Thailand. In 1982, years after Sabah & Sarawak formed Malaysia the goverment decided to follow East Malaysia time zone and moved it one hour earlier.

[@KenAbroad]

Ah thanks for explaining 😊

[@theplotarmoredtitan5781]

No wonder Malaysian GMT makes more sense here in Sabah. I mean, 6am we have sunrise and 6pm we have sunset. It's become weird when I study in Peninsular Malaysia. In 6am its still dark and 6pm still bright. Thanks for the revelation.

[@knockedouttravelling9572]

6:25 Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 split the lands owned by Malay (majority muslim) states and the lands were given to Siam (now known as Thailand) by the British. That is why Thailand southern borders have high population of muslim.

[@hanbintea8225]

It is the other way round. Kelantan was given to British by the Siam government. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Siamese_Treaty_of_1909

[@fanwtn5124]

Southern Thai are mostly Buddhist, only 4 provinces have Muslim majority. I’m Muslim I can confirm it, and I love it here. No matter what we believe if we Thai we patriotic 😂

[@veronicianyveronica5290]

@@hanbintea8225 exactly Thailand own this area at first.

[@AnasSuhaimi]

1) The river IS the border. 2) Few decades ago, both nationality can use the river. But now for better border control Malaysia forbid use of boats on the river. The river is not exclusively Thailand. 3) People of southern Thai are actually Malay people, it was Malay sultanates, up north to the Phuket and Ko Samui region. In early 19th century, Thai conquer the sultanates in fierce battles. In late 19th century Thai force use of Thai language and brutally punish opposition's. 4) Malay language and Islam is not strange in Thailand. I can go to Phuket and survive knowing only Malay. Almoat all staffs of 7-Eleven can still speak some Malay. Even some of the airport officials (immigrations and custom) communicated with me in Malay.

[@edwinchw]

thats why most of the bombing is usually around southern Thai

[@kauaku4424]

@@edwinchw becoz Thai take Malay Pattani land...

[@morone91]

@@edwinchw just like the situation in Hong Kong , can i say the Hongkong citizen should just let China roll them and rule them? they want independence so they fight whats theirs

[@edwinchw]

@@morone91 so based on your logic by bombing innocent people is to fight for independence ?

[@xujackson5576]

I’m phuket people. Phuket originally had a mix of Hokkien Chinese and Malay language. Food, Culture and Architecture are closer to Malaysia morethan Thailand.

[@q3d385]

Barbican is a non-alcoholic "beer". It is imported from UAE I believe, that is why it is RM4.50 per can. That is the usual price. Normal soft drinks are usually 1.80-2.50 per can.

[@RoodeMenon]

Yes they are very common in Arab restaurants.

[@ahchewd.6885]

ya that true

[@ENDof11]

The true friend is when he/she force you to do something that you don't like. Forcing you to eat seafood for instance. Congrats! 😄

[@JetLagWarriors]

😂😂😂

[@KenAbroad]

Haha 😄😅

[@DP-zd8fr]

To not eat seafood is entirely your choice, but Ken, you don't know what you have missed in life. Seriously.

[@ArnoldPranks]

6:26 - Southern Thailand is all Malay people, the border was created by the British in 1906.

[@EF-by1kp]

Becuz north Peninsula malaya at Thailand

[@EF-by1kp]

South Thailand is north Peninsula malaya that why so many malay st border

[@fanwtn5124]

Sir, we conquered it too. Please don’t blame it all on the Brit, we need credit too 😂 not all southerners are Malay only 4 provinces an the southest of south. Satun (Thai, Chinese and Malay), Pattani, Yala, Naratiwat (Malays and Thai)

[@fanwtn5124]

@Insan Biasa now that what we called old mindset. Every nation got war in the past, we conquered it we owned it. I’m Muslim And I don’t want to live in Malaysia at all, I love Thailand they treat us as Thai. No matter what you believe if you Thai you Thai

[@EF-by1kp]

@@fanwtn5124 okay good to hear. Malaysia dont want to claim land if that people dont join us. Or we can say like what Philippines do claim sabah but dont want sabah people

[@JetLagWarriors]

had fun exploring a new kampung with you!! what should be our next adventure?

[@sapianibnubasri]

having both of u guys in the same video always been a good entertainment 👍🏼 Found u on Ken's Ramly burger episode and I watched your every videos ever since. And the jersey looks great on you Saiful 😬

[@deltahunter2302]

Next to Tumpat.. Another border town, they have Wat (Thai Buddhist temple) with a very big statue, Kampung at the beach, try also their rice with soup aka Nasi sup. Oops..(edited) Not so far from Kota Bharu...Try White House (a cafe) their kaya toast and half boil egg or even Nasi tumpang, recommended. I propose for the best lunch, try Hoover restaurant. Kelantan also famous with ayam kampung. The best.

[@Buckheimer]

@@sapianibnubasri yep same for me. Came across them in the same video you mentioned and they both have been great source of entertainment during quarantine hahaha

[@sapianibnubasri]

@@Buckheimer ahh good to know..and you arent Malaysian rite? 😬

[@ztolichnaya]

Pangkalan kubor

[@nazrazahri]

I’m learning a lot about Kelantan and Kota Bharu from your videos. I’m a Malaysian from the west coast currently living in Japan, and I’ve only been there twice and I didn’t get to explore as much as you did. Thank you for making these videos!

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@accdgg5027]

I was there in Rantau Panjang during my childhood days back in the 60's, you can imagine how its like living in those day without electricity and the town that you walk about was almost like a ' cowboy' town, really you can even hear gunshot across the border there was lots of illegal activities back then firearms was easily obtain cross the border,but that was 60years ago now it safer when they build up wire mesh to prevent illegal migrant and smuggling anyway your tour a lot reminded me of the past i enjoy watching love every minutes of it,do continue and enjoy with your adventure and remember to stay safe and good health

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks for the comment 😊must have been interesting to visit there even so many years ago. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@gmaliashraf6795]

Thanks for showing us Thai n Malaysia borderline. Fantastic 👌

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@gmahalias]

The last time I visited Rantau Panjang was 15 years ago. My recent visit to Kelantan didn't allow me go there because I was told about the changes happened since covid 19 outbreak. When I watched your video, those advice was indeed true. For many years Malaysians love to visit Rantau Panjang because of the cheap goods produced by Thais such as football jerseys, rice, crocodile brand cookware, bedsheets or toto where locals call them and some them buy Thai rice. Great, I enjoy watching this episode.

[@KenAbroad]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@Highrole89]

4:50 its common have mosque at southern Thailand because most of southern thailand is Malay and Muslim. southern Thailand Pattani is malay.they even have same dialect with malay in kelantan

[@KenAbroad]

That's interesting to know👍

[@hafiz_izzuddin]

@@KenAbroad its easier to find halal food in southern thailand because most of them are muslim

[@mohdghazali3473]

@@KenAbroad They used to be an indenpendent Malay Sultanate known as Sultanate of Pattani Darussalam established in 1457 before conqured by Siam or nowaday Thailand in 1785 and annexed in 1902. After that, Pattani was divided and fully integrated into the rest of Thailand. Islamic kingdom of Patani is thought to have been around the mid-13th century CE with an alternative theory stated that Patani kingdom (Islamic) was founded in the 14th century with history extend into the 2th Century BC as Hindu-Buddha settlement.

[@mohdghazali3473]

@@KenAbroad They are historically and culturally connected with Malaysian East Coast state of Kelantan and Pattani, especially Kelantan sometime called the brother and sibling state of Pattani. Even the current Royal Family of Kelantan came from Pattani royal lineage.

[@rhantorhan]

@@mohdghazali3473 the satun malay on the west coast seem have nothing to do with pattani, and not involve with most of the separatist movement, i am curious if siam and malay are ethnically same but merely difference in religion and culture?

[@garfukarat8673]

in kelantan there are mixed between thai and malay. in my observation person who can speak english is originally from malaysia and people that cannot speak english at all mainly from thailand. the school system in Malaysia we need to learn english for 11 years thats why majority malaysian can speak atleat basic english to communicate. for example the old man you have met by the river, he is from malaysia so he knows how to communicate in english and also the men at the tshirt printing factory, he is definitely from malaysia.

[@lucca_lee]

Thai people in Thailand learns English since even before the first grade through the first degree Im not sure about the 3 particular provinces in the South they seem to have their own rule and own schooling system. but well the country has never been colonized. not be able to speak English isnt effect their life much all the transcript are Thai so many Thai remain bad in English, most Thai English teacher are also cant speak proper English only those who pay enough attention in school and do some English pratice are able to speak, mostly those in tourism industry and abroad students the rest .....

[@williamchong0131]

I m Chinese, basically we will speak more than 4 languages for example, like me I can speak mandarin, Hakka, Malay, a little Hokkien and a little bit English.😂😂 and for me i think Malay is easier to learn than English😂😂

[@peterlynch6744]

joco2k Could you recommend a few apartments to stay in Penang ?? Anything under $320 us per month. I loved the Indian food they have up there. The Best !!

[@Idaleasofia24]

@@lucca_lee ....the Philippines were colonized by Spain yet they speak very well English. Indonesia was colonized by Dutch, yet they don't speak Dutch and they don't speak English. If Malaysia was colonized by French, I knew everyone will speak French. Im malaysian, I learnt French in 6 months without taking any courses. Perfect opportunity because I was in France and was forced to learn the language to survive. It surprises me country like Thailand which depends heavily on tourism yet English is not widely spoken.

[@davidlaufluxcoventurescom]

I was there 3 weeks ago. The shops are crowded with people during Hari Raya though the border is close.

[@sally88tan]

Wow!That man named Sayeed speaks 👍🏻English👏🏻Steve’s very encouraging & sporting especially in your eating shrimp/prawn👍🏻Enjoy & be adventurous,Ken💪🏻

[@retnorahayu3127]

nice place this is like indonesia border with malaysia, in sebatik island. there is a house that is built on the border of two countries. the kitchen in malaysia and living room in indonesia. that's interesting

[@KenAbroad]

Wow that sounds really interesting 😄👍

[@PrinceRightyI]

The only time I went to Rantau Panjang was a day after our general election in 2018, on the way to Hat Yai running from people talking about politics 😂😂😂 And I'm glad you tried Barbican. It's an Arabic alcohol-free malt. It's a bit expensive. I prefer the one in bottles. 😅

[@hplagt6880]

What the man, Sayed meant was that in Southern Thailand they have separatis groups who go against the government because they want autonomy and be independent/ separate muslim state.

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah that's interesting to know actually

[@tokmung4582]

Its actually SYED not SAYED

[@fairuzuddinandroid]

@@tokmung4582 Syed is a popular spelling in in Malaysia. People often mistakenly pronounce it Shade. It's a romanised spelling for Arabic Sayyid (sigh-yeed). See, I spell it differently. Never mind the spelling.

[@tokmung4582]

fairuzuddinandroid yea i know

[@FareezLovesMe]

Let me correct that. Southern Thailand is ethnically Malay, and the Malays of that region are indigenous [ native ]. Old Malay kingdoms such Pattani and Langkasuka had existed for centuries in that region before they were invaded and became part of Siam. The Malays of southern Thailand therefore consider themselves, and rightly so, as an occupied people and their homeland as being occupied by the Thais. So they are NOT separatists. They are independence fighters.

[@Mohar-mo3no]

Rantau panjang is the Malaysian town whereas sungai kolok is in Thailand. There is a train going straight to Bangkok with stopover in hatyai where you can go back to Malaysia again via padang besar, Perlis. I used this route to explore southern Thailand provinces.

[@HermanMuda]

I'm from Sungai Golok, Thailand the opposite side of Rantau Panjang. I could tell that it's the border of my hometown from the cover of the video. 😊

[@armysofbts191]

I am so amazed with Kelantenese people... they were so friendly to you Ken😁😁...and what's more important they keep trying to communicate with you.. they even make u to understand the process of making Football T-Shirt hahaha... they explain it well to you guys... although the language barrier i think one of the reason most of them keep reluctantly to speak with you just because they dont really have much choice of words.. but i can see their effort.. ... they even not hesitate to help you each time when you greet them!! ... by saying Hello!!!! Hahahah...

[@KenAbroad]

Very friendly and helpful people, that's true 😊

[@yeowyoonthai4527]

@@KenAbroad K9 9

[@muhammadabdulwahab4900]

you have to visit TUMPAT TOWN Wat Machimmaram is an impressive Thai Buddhist Temple with a giant sitting Buddha statue located in the Tumpat district of Kelantan, about 20 km from Kota Bharu.

[@Leeeeyes]

We de-bone the chicken in mee soup/curry using out teeth and tongue while eating...i just realise how much hand and mouth skill we have hahahhaha

[@KenAbroad]

Haha so steve was right 😄

[@Leeeeyes]

@@KenAbroad yep he is a pro at this point already hahahahah 🤣

[@akumademon8943]

suddenly i read it out like some standup comedy double meaning jokes... lol

[@farouqomaro598]

The southeastern part of Thailand used to be the Malay Muslim state of Pattani. During the Anglo-Thai Bangkok Treaty the states of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan & Trengganu were given by Thailand to the British. Only Pattani remained. The Malays of Pattani waged an independence war against Thailand. But since the 1950s the war had become a guerilla war by a small group of separatists.

[@massimomassimo5464]

Free Pattani!!!!

[@ohayo4669]

the wall is actually for protect village from flood, kelantan when December January it start to rain heavily.

[@edmondtan8787]

The T - shirt printing process is called silkscreen printing, the square box is a fine net with the numbers ( or Names) n u scrape the printing ink onto the cloth n then his buddy uses a hair dryer to dry the paint. Cheers

[@KenAbroad]

That was really interesting to see 👍

[@izwanhafiz4059]

I suggest you, to visit Tumpat district, I think the long region trip to Tumpat only takes an hour and 30 minutes.

[@bornat3am]

For your info bro, the villages near the border are mainly Muslim population & they speak Malay rather than Thai. You can find mosques within 2km of each other although Thailand is predominantly Buddhist. And also the fact that you're in the Yala, Pattani province it's mainly Muslim population.

[@hahar18]

Hi Ken! I'm Din here, saw you waiting for the bus to get back to KB yesterday. I can say you only explored 5% of Rantau Panjang, sorry. But here we're famous with a variety of street foods with mixed Thai-Malay touch, as well as like the jersey's seller said; the copy stuffs eg. jerseys, bags, jeans, toys, utensils & etc. You just need to walk a little bit at the junction of signage "This is Rantau Panjang" then you will see an ocean of stall/small shop sellers. If you had spare time not knowing where to go, please come again. I will show you around, from a local perspective. Enjoy being part of Kelantanese culture for the time being!

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah hard to explore everything in only one day 😅

[@bukitkatilmp]

Good one Ken and Jetlag Warriors. Nice collab 👍

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks!!

[@vania5247]

Batik shirt it's suitable when for dinner or attend special event

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah that's what it looks like 😄😊

[@kawehannuar4945]

The wall you see on the Thai side is the flood barrier. Every year during the monsoon season (Nov - Jan) this area is some of the worst area affected by the flood.

[@bazilahsmile]

The mak cik said: mu duk diam ... ( She said you sit silently to her friends) im just directly translate from what she said🤣

[@aa.r2588]

Yeah, she said, you stay there silently, dont bother me. 😅

[@lautanteduh856]

Her friend laugh as she try the best to comunicate in english... she angrily shout shut up you to the friend in funny tones... Hahaha

[@KenAbroad]

Funny haha 😅😄

[@ahmadfaris5628]

Mu dok kene bare....hahaha

[@weeeee8232]

Their command of English is really surprisingly good. 👍👍👍

[@kauaku4424]

Dont play2 with east coast people.... He3

[@nursharifah4546]

Exactly if you know about malaysia it is not really surprising that most of malaysian can speak english well although some have limited vocabulary and not really good pronounciation but we at least can speak the basic one...it is just that malaysia is not really a famous country...that's why foreigner think malaysian is friendly because we can communicate with them...so i'm proud to be Malaysian...hehe😁

[@veronicianyveronica5290]

Of course, it used to be British colony. What do you think 🤔

[@guccimane3375]

cause. British invade Malaysia

[@rafikiar]

Steve wore our national team jersey 👍Never thought you'll reach Rantau Panjang, the border town between Thailand n Malaysia. Its even cheaper than Kota Bharu. From Kota Bharu, you'll have to take a bus to Kuala Besut or Merang town for you to go to the lovely islands off Terengganu.

[@ismailfirdaus4101]

The wall actually to prevent water from flood going into Thailand side every flood's season which is usually at the end of the year to early month of the next year...

[@khairiabdulhamid8600]

Haha.. Steve hijacked the closing shot. Way to go Steve. 😂😂😂

[@KenAbroad]

That was funny 😄👍

[@JetLagWarriors]

😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏

[@kylek2623]

Hahaha... 😂🤣😝

[@khairilhafizi]

Barbican is said to be a style of carbonated malt drink from Middle East. A lot of fruity flavour to choose from. Since Rantau Panjang is close to Thailand, the weather is hotter than other places in Malaysia. You should try lokcing and Rantau Panjang Ice Cream during the hot sunny day. And also Pulut ayam (sticky rice with fried chicken).

[@newmazz]

It’s been a while since I visited Rantau Panjang. The river is Sungai Golok (Golok River) & across it is Narathiwat in Thailand. There’s a duty free shopping zone at Rantau Panjang. Btw, great video Ken! Danke!

[@samraj3179]

Many years ago together with my friends, I took a sampan across the river without our Malaysian passport or border pass. Once across, we took a few minute motorbike ride to a small town nearby for a fee. After, exploring we came back across the river, the same way we went. Then, the town of Rantau Panjang had rows and rows of shops selling Thai handicrafts and souvenirs. Basically, Rantau Panjang was a destination to shop for inexpensive handicrafts and goods.

[@syahirahhussin5493]

I have the same experience..😅

[@muhammadhazim8730]

When you've reached Pahang don't forget to try Patin masak Tempoyak at a district called Temerloh. Can't wait to see your vlog there! 😁

[@muhammadhazim8730]

@Mohd Naim ohhh also riverfish?

[@SAINHAQQ]

Temerloh is a district Bro, Pahang is a state.

[@muhammadhazim8730]

@@SAINHAQQ sorry my bad 😅

[@muhdrizalaffandi8402]

Perkena dia makan ikan patin kena pulak dgn durian busuk...peh sempoi

[@stanian2]

Very interesting, way off the beaten track. See only friendly people. I think the seafood was a tiger prawn, much larger than a standard prawn and certainly bigger than shrimp. I like them with crispy batter on them.

[@BLU3D4Y]

That is probably just a slightly larger prawn...

[@Yoyo-pl1er]

You could try to go sebatic island on sabah, is belong to malaysia and indonesia inside one island, and sarawak place call ba' kelalan with longbawan just a sign with one petrol staff incharge on the location.

[@abdmunif1707]

In the past, the northern part of Malaysia and southern Thailand was the sultanate of Pattani

[@KenAbroad]

Some history facts always nice to know 👍

[@ultragirl7148]

Good collaboration between jetlagwarrior and Ken

[@JetLagWarriors]

🙌🙌🙌

[@waddupimmia4649]

The atok "syed" is legit 🔥 puk pak puk pak in english. Boom! Wow like duhh atokkkkk 😆

[@kas7257_]

Wow I never thought they have bus running from Kota Bharu to Rantau Panjang!!

[@adamfong8132]

Bus ekspress from KL pun ada bang... Direct Rantau Panjang

[@kas7257_]

@@adamfong8132 ahh learn new things everyday. Thanks for the enlightenment 🙏😁

[@adamfong8132]

For supplies of Jersey to export to jb Singapore kl... Ingat Jersey JDT mari mana... Ehh hhhehhehe

[@alyaalisha919]

@@adamfong8132 baru tahu

[@nuratikaatan7894]

Actually if you look back to the history, Southern Thailand is apart of Malay land. That's why if you go to some of the South Thai district, such as Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala, you will find that there are more similar culture between Malaysia East Coast such as Kelantan and Terengganu people with the South Thai people. The food also not much different. You can watch Mark Wiens channel for food hunting at South Thai region.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Hope that u n d jetlag warriors had a good time exploring Rantau Panjang n Golok.

[@KenAbroad]

We really had a good time 👍😊

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@KenAbroad I can see that especially at d jersey workshop, both u n Steve enjoyed it.

[@azanfinaazan7086]

Dear Ken... Bagpacker from all the world have been crossing this Malaysia Thai border long time ago,

[@youfeerich540]

The Kampong people always so friendly and helpful. Amazing, he has not ate prawns !

[@kamaruddin9172]

The football jersey shop is catered for their own local district/village team.

[@phaknam]

If you want to drink beer, drink alcohol, you have to cross to Thailand. If you're on the Malaysian side, you can only drink soft drinks and sweetened beverages like Fruit juice

[@joycejcg90]

Interesting video Ken, I never see thai and malaysia river border although I 've been there before...😃. You looked so cute when you are trying the shrimp haha

[@ArielSaili]

i dont why i love the way your explain the topic while your vlogging . "kampung" "kota bahru" .. have a nice day bro ! ✌️

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks 😊

[@azm7003]

Malaysian people have a good english than other asean country. Its good for malaysian tourism

[@firdausansarifard]

Singapore too

[@rifdijazimin]

Watching Ken's video is like watching the other side of Steve's..lol..

[@KenAbroad]

Hehe yeah 😄

[@JetLagWarriors]

haha interesting perception👍

[@sapianibnubasri]

agreed!!

[@mysweetlullabych6263]

Betul

[@LanzFranchess]

and also... Watching Jetlag's video is like watching the other side of Ken's...

[@brofandyibrah]

Welcome to my hometown,bro..have a nice day!

[@arii1987]

Modern Southern Thailand has only been Thai territory since 1909. The British and the Siamese Kingdom split the Malay states where the British kept Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu while the Thai's took Pattani, Yala, Satun, Narathiwat and Songkhla. Ever since that there has been a latent insurgency fighting for union with Malaysia in Southern Thailand. It is common for bombings and attacking Thai security forces there. Malaysia tacitly accepts the current border, but there are political movements in Malaysia to bring back the Malay lands back home. For your reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Siamese_Treaty_of_1909

[@KenAbroad]

Interesting to know 👍😊

[@myai8890]

The condition is just like Ireland and Northern Ireland. Just that the partition of the land are made by the occupiers not by free choice of the Malay Kingdom/ Sultanate at that time.

[@farouqomaro598]

@@myai8890 Daulat Pattani!

[@andyrisch]

By bombing Temples, Schools, Hospitals and killing innocents??????

[@farouqomaro598]

@@andyrisch Please name the hospitals and schools

[@muhammadafiqfarhan131]

hi..thank you..im very proud you just visit my hometown..and you walk passby my home..really good vlog traveller..nice bro

[@EasyWan]

Wow...proud to be kelantanese..haha..they can speak english so good...🤭...thanks for coming my hometown...

[@aziris7257]

Ah yes, I remember the locals around that river telling me once that they used to just swim across that river whenever they wanted to go into Thailand without going through immigration. At some points along the river, you could just walk across the river to reach the other country. For some, the river is actually a divider between family members as the river separated two Malay regions, one under Malaysia, the other under Thailand.

[@WENG0407]

I know this video is 2 years old, but just want to share that Rantau Panjang town IS NOT divided into Half and Half. Rantau Panjang is in Malaysia, the other side of the river (Sungai Golok) is Golok, Thailand, they are separate towns. Many M'sians go over to Golok for a "good time". Cheap booze, Thai massage, great Thai food and of course prostitution. It's a great place to spend a night or 2. There is, however, 1 such town in between Thailand and Malaysia which are like half and half, that's in Kedah state, in a town called Padang Besar, with a border crossing to Thailand, where the town is called Padangbeza... Yes, I've been to that river crossing part, though the last time I stood there, there were no razor wire. Locals from both Kelantan and Golok used to by pass respective immigrations and just hop on a long tail boat on one side and cross over the other. On both sides of the river crossing, border police stand guard and literally NOT close an eye, but BOTH EYES to that. I see in this video that the river jetty part (behind the shoplots) have razor wire now (that said, your video was 2 years ago)

[@YourBuzzRain]

actually ken, there is a spot where you can cross the river by a boat (ilegally) and usually the local people use this route to the other side because its faster..btw the other side town we call it GOLOK and dont worry its ok to cross using boat eventhough its illegal they wont shot you or anything its illegal in the name only but if you have a transport and wanna go site seeing i suggest go through common route..

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah some people there told us about that 😅

[@muhdrizalaffandi8402]

Kan Pak sayed kata "I can get you over there"

[@lucaskmh3851]

Seriously? Is it really safe to cross to that place for staying at there for a few days?

[@Takeawayinataxi]

We were there in 1992. Got denied entry as some bloke from Penang at our hotel loaned us his car for a few days. So they made us go back. Nice drive from Penang.

[@46boon]

👍Great KEN BRO SHARING, 🚶 nice trips together with jetlog warriors guys💪💃🏃👍💯™🌈🌅✌📸💫😃😁😉😄

[@JetLagWarriors]

🙌🙌🙌

[@ahmadmuhaiminyong2663]

The concrete wall at the Thailand side is the controversial flood barrier build by the Thailand Govt... During Monsoon season at the end of the year, the River will be rise drastically causing flood due to very heavy rains. So, both Malaysia - Thailand site will be flooded mostly every year. But, by the time the concrete wall construction done, Malaysia side will take in all the flood alone and the Thailand side will stay dry.

[@dariuz901]

Hope you enjoy kelantan trip, you may visit district of tumpat to know better about malaysian thai community here, a lot of thai temple, enjoy your stay 😊😊

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah maybe I'll go there too, thanks 😊

[@limsweebeng8131]

...me born in this small kampung,...Pekan Rantau Panjang near to the other riverside of next 2 houses that Ken bought the drink shop. Taught Ken will visit the other side of riverside of the border area so can be seen of my childhood premises. Sooner RP will upgrade to 'Daerah' (District) I think, due for their tourist attraction. Amazing, a lot of changes in this area and indeed the area is well maintained and VERY clean now!

[@muhammadfaizolderaman484]

You can go TUMPAT Kelantan buddhist temple over there..

[@sharifzohan]

I love malaysia 🇲🇾

[@ChrisKinster]

Kinda weirded out when the guy mentioned Deash aka ISIS at 7:06, but he seems friendly. Great job taking a bite outta that prawn, Ken! And thanks Steve for egging him on! lol

[@lautanteduh856]

As I know there is some sect in Christian don't eat sea food. Like prawn etc.

[@muhdrizalaffandi8402]

Pak Sayed wanted to convey that over the other side of the border exist the element of terorrist but actualy its a separatis movement fighting for their own independence

[@fahiruzrazali]

4:28 the border is actually right in the middle of the river..the Thai side built the wall as part for flood mitigation project as the East Coast is prone to flooding during the monsoon season 5:11 the timezone difference is due to Peninsula Malaysia time was adjusted to standardize with East Malaysia back in 1980s. Previously the Peninsular was GMT+7.30.

[@firdausmac]

Muslim malaysian normally we use to eat using our right hand. We wash then we eat, so that is the way we eat chicken inside a bowl of “mee goreng” or other things.

[@kamarulhisham3203]

takkan la makan mee kari pun pakai tgn jugak dik... matsaleh tu je entah apa2... mcm la tak boleh guna sudu dgn garfu tu untuk mkn ayam

[@firdausmac]

kamarul hisham sori english aku mungkin xtepat. Aku skadar nk habaq mai, sbb dlm video ni die kate mcm mane nk mkn ayam ni (how do u guys eat this?) ade die tanye...so aku bgtau le, kite ni biase mkn guna tgn...aku bukan nk suruh die mkn gune tgn...tu le bhs english yg aku cube nk smpaikan

[@heart20breaker]

the wall is built to control flood sungai kolok. it happens every end of year

[@piehensem6754]

Place where you stay was illegal crossing point for local. Smuggling is the main activities here.

[@ddbujang8348]

Wow..im malaysian but nver go to kelantan espcially in kota bru or rantau panjang...wow...best view n interesting place at kampong in kelantan..im jealousy 😘😚

[@haryhary399]

Rantau Panjang used to be heaven for Malaysian 'makcik' (auntie)There will be many 'makcik groups' went to Rantau Panjang with chartered bus from all over malaysia during school holidays to go shopping in the duty free zone. Things they buy...pots and pans, cutlery, crockery sets, comforters and so on....They plan it few month ahead and everybody was so exited and looking forward to travel & shopping...what an good old days!!! Now people shop ON-LINE! no fun!

[@KenAbroad]

That sounds like fun 😄😊

[@lifediary9328]

Nice coverage of the Kampung. Quite a nice documentary footage. 👍👍👍

[@ArnoldPranks]

14:30 - My Guess is they speak more English here than Kota Bharu, because it's an International border.. and it becomes a necessity to communicate with their Thai neighbours.

[@wsaaishah9347]

Their thai neighbours are more proficient in kelantan dialect to communicate though😅 I have thai relatives in pattani and Nakhon Si Thamarat. They prefer to speak in kelantan dialect rather than english, but their pronounciation in kelantan dialect is a bit different (or maybe it just me) Also, English subject is mandatory in our school years so some people already grasp the basics even though they are not fluent.

[@muhdrizalaffandi8402]

Have you ever heard the kelantanese speak English with kelantan dialact

[@fahiruzrazali]

You can go to Pantai Sabak (Sabak Beach), the landing spot of Japanese occupation in Malaya during the World War 2. It's near the KBR airport. Or visit Tumpat where there is Pantai Sri Tujuh and find locals delicacy called "Etok" - smoked mussel. Take it as a challenge since you and Steve are big fan of seafood lol.

[@aliredha3749]

Etok salai 😁

[@deltahunter2302]

Hi Ken.. I would propose for you to go to Pantai Cinta Berahi (about 15/20 minutes from Kota Bharu) where they make Very big and traditional kites.. A songket (textile) traditional hand weave. A batik painting as well.

[@vania5247]

Weird impression when Ken saw the prawn in the mee kari hahaha😁

[@KenAbroad]

I was really surprised 😱🤣

[@weeeee8232]

Prawn is tasty.... I myself prefer prawn over fish. Fresh prawn is sweet.

[@vania5247]

😊

[@saddq1]

I have crossed the border at Sungai Kolok/Rantau Panjang multiple times as I live on the Thai side.

[@afisonia]

1st shrimp in your life, and Steve teasing you to eat it.. That's what a friend for 😂😂

[@JetLagWarriors]

😂😂😂I’m starting to like seafood myself and want Ken to do the same! Haha

[@KenAbroad]

Haha yeah 😄

[@AZ-rg2ct]

Really enjoy this video, full informative. With Steve & Ivana make it more interesting and fun.

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@alialbakhet3888]

So nice i love this place i come here last 2 years 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jannatulria226]

Amazing vlog

[@KenAbroad]

Thank you 😊

[@bukitkatilmp]

Btw the whole of Southern Thailand is predominantly Muslim. Only Northern and Central Thailand is Buddhist.

[@KenAbroad]

Good to know 😊👍

[@inderapuramoden6162]

Narathiwat,yala,Pattani and Satun majority Malay Muslim.

[@lucca_lee]

Only 3 provinces in the deep south that majority are muslim. Other wise tourist wont be able to walk almost naked on the beaches.

[@summersummer5078]

Bullshit im southern and i am Buddhist..

[@ajtom4987]

Summer Summer i agree with you

[@obaisi7272]

those jerseys are mostly made in Thailand and yes, most of them are sold in Malaysia-Thailand border areas such as Rantau Panjang and Padang Besar, in west coast Malaysia

[@kgdangar2]

that coconut milkshake definitely tastes better than the ones in Melaka i can sure you!

[@KenAbroad]

It was really good👍😊

[@ismailhashim3378]

quickly watch u video after watch steve n ivana video..that malt barbican drink origin is from middle east..they import it that y the price is high compare to other can drink at malaysia..

[@asrimansor5383]

that barbican actually imported,thats why its quite expensive

[@farisya1476]

Hi Ken. For the wall building along the river, it is actually to prevent the flood. Thailand governtment is making the wall to prevent the big mass flood into their territory. You can search the mass flood happened in 2014 if i'm not mistaken in Kelantan. This flood is very tragic.

[@chemarianiothman4549]

You should explore Pantai Sabak ,Pantai Cahaya Bulan and Tok Bali in Kelantan