BANGKOK, March 6 (TNA) – The second phase of repatriating Chinese nationals, including victims and members of call center gangs, from Myawaddy, Myanmar, to China has commenced. More Than 60 Kenyans Rescued from Scam Centres Stuck in Myanmar Two buses from the Thai side entered Myawaddy, Myanmar, via the Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge at the […]
TAK, March 3 (TNA) – A man dressed as a delivery rider robbed a gold shop at gunpoint in a mall in Mae Sot district, Tak province, on Sunday evening, making off with 102 baht weight (about 1,530 grams) in gold jewelry in just one minute, police said. Gold shop owner foils armed robbery attempt […]
The local-level Thai Myanmar border committee has tentatively agreed that 500 trafficked foreigners, of the about 2,000 who have expressed their wishes to return to their home countries, will be sent into Thailand, starting on Monday. Myanmar Prepares to Repatriate 7,000 Call Center Scam Victims The committee met yesterday at the headquarters of the Ratchamanu […]
Two police major generals have been abruptly transferred to inactive posts at Operations Centre of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) for their alleged connections with casinos and “grey” businesses in Myanmar, according to an order signed by the police commissionermgeneral, Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet. Thai police commander transferred over theft of impounded oil-laden vessels The […]
A tragic accident involving a Bangkok-bound intercity bus from Chiang Mai has left two people dead and 35 others injured, including foreign tourists and bus staff. The crash occurred earlier today when the bus veered off Phahonyothin Road in Wang Chao district, Tak, and collided with a large tree in the median strip. Nine People, […]
In a decisive move to curb the spread of cholera, Thailand has announced the temporary closure of its border with Myanmar for one month. The decision comes in response to a growing number of cholera cases reported in Myanmar’s border regions, raising concerns about the potential for cross-border transmission into Thailand, Thai Defence Minister Phumtham […]
The Public Health Ministry has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) in Tak province in a bid to block cholera, which is spreading in the adjacent city of Shwe Kokko in Myanmar. Two cases so far have been recorded in Tak. Many poultry found dead, believed from cholera, in Maha Sarakham Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, permanent […]
The Royal Thai Air Force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province yesterday, after an unidentified aircraft was detected on radar, according to Air Force spokesperson Air Marshal Prapas Sornjaidee. Four Thai Fishermen Set for Release After Myanmar Court Ruling “At about 10.51am, the Air Force’s radar detected an unidentified […]
