BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Dec 25 — Bomb blasts in Danok and Sadao near the Malaysian border on Sunday do not deter Malaysians from holidaying in Thailand in conjunction with the Christmas holiday today.
A Bernama survey at the entry points here found many private Malaysian vehicles entering Thailand since early morning while Thai authorities were cleaning the area of the bomb blast at Hotel Oliver.
However, there were not many people in Danok town as compared to previous public holidays and business was slow.
In the incident, three explosions took place in Danok, one in Sadao, about five kilometres from Danok, and one in Padang Besar, Thailand, injuring 27 people.
Several Malaysians met said they were aware of the bomb blasts but were confident the perpetrators would take into account the safety of many foreign tourists.
Wong Ngee Tat, 33, of Ipoh said he and his friends planned to go to Hatyai and they did not want to pass up on the opportunity in conjunction with Christmas.
Penang trader, Albert Sinnaiah, 55, he would spend several days in conjunction with Christmas with his family in Hatyai and hoped nothing untoward would take place.
In another development in Kuala Kedah, Malaysians met opted to holiday in Langkawi and not Thailand due to security reasons.
“The bomb blasts in Thailand cannot be treated lightly. Don’t do things that one may rue later,” said a tourist from Melaka, Goh Ping Ping, 37.
Nor Aini Yahya, 27, of Kepala Batas, Penang said she immediately cancelled plans to holiday in the neighbouring country after the bomb blasts.
Chee Hing Lim, 50, of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur said holidaying in a politically-unstable country could invite trouble and it was better for Malaysians to holiday in the country. — Bernama
