7 held after illegal river crossing fails published : 16 Dec 2020 at 04:00 NARATHIWAT: Seven Vietnamese nationals -- two men and five women -- were arrested after illegally crossing the Thai-Malaysian border into Thailand in Sungai Kolok district on Monday night, authorities said yesterday. They were caught at 11pm after crossing the Sungai Kolok River from Malaysia's Kelantan State to Kwa Ro Sila in tambon Pasemat by boat, Sungai Kolok district chief Rungruang Thimabut said. During questioning it emerged that the two men had worked illegally at a factory in Malaysia. The five women also entered Malaysia illegally and drifted from place to place seeking employment.