The document provides statistics on entry and exit numbers from 2010-2014 at the Wang Kelian border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand. Some key details from the statistics include: - In 2010, there were over 29,000 Malaysian entries and over 37,000 Malaysian exits recorded at the border crossing. Over 20,000 foreign entries and nearly 19,000 foreign exits were also reported. - The busiest months for both Malaysian and foreign travel tended to be between March and November each year. - Total entries and exits fluctuated yearly but were often over 100,000 for the combined Malaysian, Thai, and foreign traveler numbers.

1. FATIN AMIRAH BINTI MAT ZUKHI
NOR ATIRAH BT NIYAMIL
NURATHIRAH BT ABUBAKAR
NOR RAWIAH ABDUL MANAF
NUR ESMAH AFIQAH BT ISMAIL
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4. INTRODUCTION
The Wang Kelian Sunday Market takes place at the Malaysia-Thailand (Wang Prachan)
northern border.
It is located 45km from Kangar and 7km from the nearest town, Kaki Bukit, within the
Mata Ayer Permanent Forest Reserve which was later gazette as the Perlis State Park.
The Sunday market offers mainly handicrafts, local food and fruits, clothing, as well as
kitchen utensils.With the ‘free-flow’ concept, visitors may visit the market by crossing
the border without any travel pass.
The road journey to the Wang Kelian Sunday Market entails a scenic drive through an
undulating route which curves around the hilly terrain offering one a panoramic view of
the valley.

5. JOURNAL
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GEOGRAFIA OnlineTM Malaysian Journal of Society and Space 10 issue 2 (68 – 79) 75
© 2014, ISSN 2180-2491
GEOGRAFIA OnlineTM Malaysian Journal of Society and Space 10 issue 2 (68 – 79) 75
© 2014, ISSN 2180-2491
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© 2014, ISSN 2180-2491

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Issues and challenges
Despite a variety of tourism resources, tourism development in Perlis faces a few key challenges which have thwarted its further growth.
Accessibility options and competitiveness of tourism products
One of the critical issues with tourism development in Perlis pertains to its location at the northern most tip of Peninsular Malaysia. Based on the
interviews with visitors, the majority of them visited Perlis to ‘visit friends and relatives’ (VFR). The setting-up of higher education institutions such
as Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Universiti Teknologi MARA in Perlis has boosted this type of visits as family members of students visit Perlis during
the opening of the semester and convocation days.
While it contributes to tourism development, it has also created the seasonality issue as tourists’ facilities are crowded during such periods but are often
unutilized at other times. Apart from that, interviews reveal that the long travelling distance has actually thwarted the desire of the tourists to visit Perlis. In
addition, product similarities with other destinations have intensified the competition for Perlis to attract visitors to the state. As noted by some European foreign
tourists, ‘I don’t see a single distinctive tourism attraction in the state that I must come here for instead of going to other states in the country.
Since I have only a 3-weeks holiday,I have to choose very carefully for the most value of the money and time that I spend in Southeast Asia’. The issues of offering
similar products, the poor level of accessibility and competition with other attractions with better accessibility and a combined package have made Perlis merely a
complementary destination among the western foreign tourists, particularly those who are visiting the country for the first time. The lack of fast connections
through a highway is another shortcoming observed in Perlis.
At present, Perlis can be reached by train, bus and ferry. However, there is no airport in the state for commercial flights and the North-South Highway which
links the southern gateway of Malaysia, i.e., Johor Bahru to all states in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia by-passes Perlis, and connects to the Thai border in
the north through Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah. Since the completion of highway connecting Bukit Kayu Hitam, nearly all the coaches transporting tourists from
both countries have used this route for faster accessibility in crossing the border compared to the past when most of them used Padang Besar as the entry and
exit points. This has significantly affected tourism development in Perlis especially border tourism in Padang Besar.

7. MARKET ANALYSIS
BASED :
STATISTIC ON ENTRY EXIT FROM MALAYSIA/THAILAND/FOREIGN 10’- 15’

8. PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2010
W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
PAS
SEMPADANMASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 4,412 3,970 7,905 3,864 2,025 2,020 2,375 9,526 36
FEB 3,284 4,211 6,348 3,801 2,194 2,165 1,736 11,795 32
MAC 2,265 2,473 8,069 3,178 1,894 1,773 2,544 12,475 45
APRIL 1,328 2,124 7,775 2,849 1,198 1,038 1,883 12,277 63
MEI 1,630 1,936 8,406 4,269 1,130 915 2,619 10,024 64
JUN 2,031 5,051 5,991 4,295 1,709 1,817 1,880 8,522 40
JULAI 2,014 2,523 8,724 4,304 1,538 1,336 4,493 9,999 46
OGOS 1,636 1,750 7,679 3,792 1,425 1,290 3,712 11,232 41
SEPT 2,890 3,284 8,077 3,315 1,335 1,175 3,101 11,210 66
OKT 2,175 2,853 9,739 5,427 1,714 1,529 3,335 15,589 60
NOV 2,459 3,200 8,298 4,323 1,861 1,768 3,578 9,914 59
DIS 3,332 3,817 7,059 4,150 2,323 2,161 5,012 12,649 64
JUMLAH 29,456 37,192 94,070 47,567 20,346 18,987 36,268 135,212 616

9. PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2011
W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
PAS
SEMPADANMASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 2,229 2,786 7,381 3,287 2,436 2,263 6,416 24,012 85
FEB 3,662 3,729 7,859 3,488 2,711 2,400 5,254 20,693 83
MAC 2,845 3,006 8,555 3,826 2,405 2,102 4,697 21,986 94
APRIL 1,733 2,663 6,680 2,746 1,600 1,308 5,518 25,533 115
MEI 1,749 2,498 6,155 2,537 1,669 1,498 6,085 26,595 113
JUN 1,761 2,649 5,049 2,291 1,589 1,525 6,412 24,641 91
JULAI 1,998 2,820 5,014 2,259 1,471 1,448 13,130 31,531 73
OGOS 901 2,081 4,194 2,255 1,127 1,141 4,396 14,909 91
SEPT 2,219 2,283 5,178 2,042 1,173 1,192 6,675 27,013 97
OKT 1,700 2,365 5,786 2,647 1,677 1,851 6,694 24,414 117
NOV 2,476 3,261 4,565 2,496 1,479 1,501 4,110 16,368 110
DIS 2,910 4,192 4,206 2,204 2,112 2,154 4,686 11,417 137
JUMLAH 25,803 34,333 70,627 32,078 21,449 20,383 74,073 269,112 1,206

10. PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2012
W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
PAS
SEMPADANMASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 3,651 4,568 4,337 2,075 2,085 2,205 7,220 21,749 89
FEB 2,250 2,971 4,502 1,931 1,992 1,884 8,626 19,184 92
MAC 2,667 3,748 5,179 2,664 1,816 1,761 6,847 23,242 127
APRIL 1,797 3,049 5,242 2,940 1,662 1,671 7,616 17,284 90
MEI 1,823 2,642 4,992 2,881 1,729 1,803 8,351 22,823 98
JUN 1,850 2,762 4,465 2,463 1,578 1,459 12,588 26,519 105
JULAI 1,497 2,064 4,408 2,538 2,013 1,917 8,581 18,585 116
OGOS 2,894 4,140 4,610 2,819 1,622 1,607 6,089 15,625 111
SEPT 1,619 2,078 4,473 2,573 1,195 1,233 8,680 20,145 106
OKT 2,400 2,981 5,200 2,797 1,653 1,557 9,687 18,625 109
NOV 2,940 4,014 3,370 2,756 2,743 1,676 9,622 18,233 71
DIS 3,500 4,945 4,429 3,142 2,221 2,178 14,282 24,589 77
JUMLAH 28,888 39,962 55,207 31,579 22,309 20,951 108,189 246,603 1,191

11. PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2013
W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 2,176 3,153 4,535 2,280 2,280 2,214 9,018 16,329
FEB 3,702 5,180 4,587 2,600 2,399 2,264 8,709 12,256
MAC 2,338 6,703 4,690 2,884 2,013 1,823 7,417 16,001
APRIL 1,391 2,054 4,069 2,008 841 681 6,114 12,181
MEI 1,364 3,033 3,142 1,886 887 775 6,931 12,567
JUN 1,979 2,769 2,885 1,256 1,254 860 9,827 18,141
JULAI 1,082 1,219 2,544 1,014 1,010 871 5,168 12,379
OGOS 3,842 5,112 4,328 1,752 1,862 1,651 9,535 13,354
SEPT 2,587 3,181 3,746 2,401 2,077 1,792 7,182 12,723
OKT 2417 3105 4183 2383 1679 1457 7175 12424
NOV 3018 4261 3455 2469 1169 2849 11272 18,252
DIS 4894 6599 3547 2598 1908 1645 16338 20,781
JUMLAH 30,790 46,369 45,711 25,531 19,379 18,882 104,686 177,388

12. W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
PAS
SEMPADANMASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 1,734 2,175 3,379 2,475 2,384 2,050 7,484 15,364 41
FEB 2,500 2,414 3,157 1,579 2,167 2,021 7,105 13,390 54
MAC 3,072 3,584 3,951 2,425 2,332 1,954 9,342 18,008 58
APRIL 2,030 2,644 4,084 2,974 2,186 1,491 8,234 18,800 54
MEI 2,608 3,530 3,760 2,911 3,522 3,300 9,084 14,415 63
JUN 2,682 2,702 3,775 2,946 2,309 2,126 15,049 13,797 37
JULAI 2,452 3,748 2,933 2,544 794 658 6,163 11,431 44
OGOS 2,538 2,639 3,525 2,400 867 648 12,704 19,025 47
SEPT 2,302 2,511 3,095 2,090 764 535 12,914 19,865 21
OKT 3,135 4,021 3,521 1,990 856 486 16,032 23,173 31
NOV 2,585 3,792 3,223 1,891 802 529 15,278 34,051 21
DIS 6,429 9,792 3,302 2,108 992 852 22,739 21,800 55
JUMLAH 34,067 43,552 41,705 28,333 19,975 16,650 142,128 223,320 526
PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2014

13. PERANGKAAN KELUAR MASUK WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA /THAILAND/ASING
PENGELUARAN PAS SEMPADAN MALAYSIA / PERANGKAAN FREE FLOW
POS IMIGRESEN WANG KELIAN, PERLIS.
BAGI TAHUN 2015
W/N MALAYSIA W/N THAILAND ASING FREE FLOW
PAS
SEMPADANMASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR MASUK KELUAR M’SIA THAI
JAN 3,751 4,877 3,364 1,485 1,203 799 16,030 20,832 40
FEB 6,297 8,220 3,477 2,038 1,288 826 18,244 20,478 25
MAC
APRIL
MEI
JUN
JULAI
OGOS
SEPT
OKT
NOV
DIS
JUMLAH 10,048 13,097 6,841 3,523 2,491 1,625 34,274 41,310 65

14. FACILITIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
Wang Kelian is is a popular destinations for tourists and locals because of a huge market on
both sides of the border. Due to the relatively remote village so lacking facilities available
at Wang Kelian . Actually, based on record Wang Kelian received many tourists from home
and abroad especially Thailand . In fact , Wang Kelian is also very famous among "
backpakers " due to goods sold at low prices . Wang Kelian is also a stopover destinations
for tourists who want to Krabi , Thailand . However , lack in some important facilities that
still not provided by the state government :
1. Public transportation and bus stop
2. Tourism information centre
3. Signboard to go Wang Kelian
4. Toilet
5. Restoren
6. Parking

15. P U R P O S E D O I N G T H E
S U R V E Y
•The purpose to collect the data based of Wang Kelian who interested with this
attraction in terms of Demographic (age, race, sex, economic status, level of
education, income level and employment) .
•To survey the development of Wang Kelian toward satisfied need and want of
tourist within country or outside country.

16. W H Y N E E D D E V E L O P M E N T,
A N A LY S I S A N D S U R V E Y ?
Wang Kelian need to development because the can be famous attraction place in Malaysia,
like Langkawi because Wang Kelian also Duty-free shopping.
To promote Wang Kelian as a attraction destination in Perlis. To improve the need and
wants of tourist who come visit Wang Kelian.

17. C O N C L U S I O N
Wang Kelian have a big potential for being well-known places in Malaysia. The
development in terms of facilities and accommodation and food and beverage to attract
more tourist come to Wang Kelian.