Showing 1 - 3 of 3
Army worried illegal border crossers are spreading Covid-19
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 30/11/2020
» PHITSANULOK: Thais working in Myanmar who wish to return home should do so only through two permanent border checkpoints, in Tak's Mae Sot district and Chiang Rai's Mae Sai, and go immediately into state quarantine to stem the spread of Covid-19, 3rd Army commander Lt Gen Apichet Suesat said on Monday.
1,871 rai of poppy fields destroyed
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 10/09/2015
» The 3rd Army's Drug Prevention and Suppression Centre has destroyed opium poppy fields covering 1,871.5 rai in five northern provinces so far this year, its commander said Thursday.
Army boasts major crackdown on opium farms
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 27/08/2013
» Anti-narcotics authorities have eradicated more than 1,600 rai of opium poppy farmlands in the North over the past year, but recently discovered three major drug manufacturing hubs just a stone's throw away from the Thai border, posing major challenges in the ongoing fight against the illicit substance trade.