Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to lead a delegation to pay an official visit to Malaysia on 9-10 July 2026, at the invitation of Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia.

This visit is the Prime Minister’s first official visit to Malaysia since assuming office, reflecting the close ties between the two neighboring countries with longstanding relations and multifaceted cooperation. Thailand and Malaysia will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.

On the morning of 9 July, the Prime Minister will depart from the Royal Thai Air Forces Airport, Wing 6, to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. He will hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Malaysia to further enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including security and development of border areas, trade and investment, people-to-people relations, as well as cooperation at the ASEAN level.

In the evening, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with Thai business operators in Malaysia and Malaysian business representatives to hear proposals, exchange views, and explore opportunities to expand business cooperation between Thailand and Malaysia.

On 10 July, the Prime Minister will travel to the new Sadao Customs House in Songkhla Province to preside over the opening ceremony of the connecting road between the new Sadao Customs House and Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs House, together with the Prime Minister of Malaysia. This project is a significant milestone in enhancing border connectivity between the two countries. The Prime Minister will then attend a luncheon hosted by the Malaysian counterpart before returning to Bangkok.

Malaysia is currently Thailand’s No. 1 trading partner in ASEAN and a neighboring country with close relations in all dimensions. This visit will be an important opportunity to build upon existing cooperation and to advance new areas of collaboration that will generate mutual benefits, enhance competitiveness, strengthen resilience against external volatility, create economic opportunities, and improve the long-term quality of life for the peoples of both countries, according to Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek.

Key issues to be put forward by Thailand during this visit include trade and investment, agriculture, food security, energy security, transport and logistics systems, border economic development, border security, and challenges in Thailand’s southern border provinces.