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Graft thrives along Mae Sot border
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 20/01/2026
» The arrest of Ratchapong "Pond" Soisuwan, a constituency candidate representing the People's Party and then incumbent MP for Constituency 2, former MP for Mae Sot district in Tak province, came as little surprise to local people.
Myanmar's complex civil conflict creating unlikely alliances among enemies
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2025
» YANGON — A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar's pro-democracy People's Defence Force (PDF) says many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group.
Stray shells prompt stern warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2025
» The Chief of Defence Forces warns of stern measures after shells from Myanmar injured civilians in Tak province.
Crackdown theatre masks border graft
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 06/12/2025
» The thunderous explosion that sent a 12-storey building crashing to the ground in the border backwater of Shwe Kokko at midday on Wednesday sounded like a major accident, if not an earthquake.
Thai homes hit in Myanmar clash
Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Nine houses in Mae Sot district of Tak province have been damaged by shrapnel and stray bullets after fresh fighting broke out between Myanmar troops and Karen National Union (KNU) forces.
KNU hands over suspects
News, Published on 30/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Thai authorities took custody of 23 Chinese nationals accused of operating call-centre and online scam networks after they were handed over at the border crossing in Sangkhla Buri district.
Army 'ready' to defend Tak border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» The Third Army Region has reaffirmed its readiness to escalate defensive measures along the border with Myanmar amid intensifying clashes between junta and rebel forces near a scam-centre zone in Karen state.
Myanmar detains over 10,000 foreigners in scam centre crackdown
Published on 28/10/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military government has detained more than 10,000 foreign nationals over the past nine months who the junta said illegally entered the country for involvement in online scams.
Myanmar's fragile pursuit of peace
Oped, Published on 23/10/2025
» A decade ago, Myanmar reached what many viewed as a historic milestone on Oct 15, 2015. The signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the government and several ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) brought renewed hope. After more than seven decades of internal conflict, the country seemed to be stepping towards a peaceful and inclusive future.
'Myanmar rebel' arrested for migrant smuggling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/08/2025
» Police have arrested a man in Kanchanaburi for allegedly smuggling 21 illegal migrants from Myanmar.