Malaysia has urged its citizens to avoid travelling to southern Thailand as the border region battles floods and downpours that have killed at least two people.

Flooding in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand has killed at least eight people and forced tens of thousands from their homes,

BANGKOK: Flooding triggered by three days of heavy rain has killed one person and displaced thousands in southern Thailand, with more days of rain forecast, authorities said on Thursday (Nov 28). The floods killed one student in Narathiwat province and have displaced more than 2,