Tag: Myanmar
Riots Between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Mandalay Killed 2 and Injured Many More
A four-day riot broke out last week in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city located in the central part of the country, following allegations that a [Read More…]
Major drug trafficker arrested on Myanmar border
TAK, June 9 – Thai drug authorities on Sunday arrested a woman accused of trafficking drugs between Myanmar and Thailand. Read more: MCOT
Myanmar court jails five Thais for gambling in Tachilek
Myanmar authorities on Monday jailed 16 people – including five Thai men – for their involvement in illegal gambling in a hotel in Tachilek province [Read More…]
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra makes merit in Myanmar
Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn on Monday posted on his Facebook wall photos of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra who, he said, had joined a meritmaking rite in [Read More…]
PM Yingluck Shinawatra cancels all official trips abroad
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has cancelled her official visit to Russia planned for December 8-9 because of the current political chaos, Government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi [Read More…]
Police rescue Myanmar women from Phuket brothel
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announced yesterday that it had rescued 12 Myanmar women aged between 16-29, forced into prostitution in Phang Nga and [Read More…]
Most illegal drugs seized in Thailand coming from Mussuh minority group in Myanmar
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 (NNT) – Anti-narcotic police have revealed that most illegal drugs seized from smugglers belong to an ethnic group in Myanmar living [Read More…]
American, Myanmar drug suspects arrested in Thailand
BANGKOK, June 11 – Thai immigration police arrested two men, one American and one Myanmar national, in separate drug cases. Commander in chief Pol Lt [Read More…]