KANGAR, Jan 27 — The development of the Perlis Inland Port (PIP) coupled with Perlis’ position near the Thai border is expected to facilitate increased cross-border trade between Malaysia and Thailand, said the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER).

In a statement today, NCER said the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority’s (NCIA) development of the port will directly catalyse the transition of Perlis from an agronomic state to a border state economy and accelerate socio-economic recovery in the northern state.