Wang Kelian
Wang Kelian is located in the northern part of the Malaysian state of Perlis, and is one of the northernmost villages in Peninsular Malaysia.[2][3] The popularity of the market however took a hit as the Malaysian government tightened border crossing procedures following the discovery of mass graves of the victims of human trafficking and illegal transit camps in the nearby jungles in 2015.In April that year, the Malaysian government stopped the free flow of cross-border visitors, as this was reportedly exploited by the human traffickers to bring the victims into Malaysia from Thailand.[4][5][6] The "Monster of Wang Kelian" refers to a Thai general Manas Kongpan who ran the secret jungle prisons in the south of the country where traffickers tortured refugees and held them for ransom.[10] In June 2023, four Thai nationals who were extradited by Malaysian authorities were charged under Malaysia’s anti-trafficking laws in connection with the atrocity.