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Border warehouses' back gates into Myanmar ordered shut
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI - All gates of border warehouses in Sangkhla Buri district opening into Myanmar's Payathonzu township were ordered closed after a smuggler was arrested carrying about 18 million baht in cash.
Truckload of illegal migrants caught near border
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/03/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Fourteen illegal Myanmar job seekers were arrested shortly after they entered Thailand by boat across Vajiralongkorn Reservoir in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday morning.
Dozens of illegal job seekers arrested near Myanmar border
Published on 19/02/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A total of 116 Myanmar nationals have been arrested in Sangkhla Buri district of this western province this week for illegally crossing into Thailand.
Big push to rescue 10,000 foreigners in Myanmar scam farms
Published on 17/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) estimate that 10,000 foreign nationals will be rescued from call scam centres in Myanmar as authorities ramp up a crackdown on transnational crime syndicates near the Thai border.
China’s activities 'part of joint operation' against Myanmar-based scammers
Published on 17/02/2025
» The presence and activities of China's Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi are part of a three-country joint operation against Chinese call-scam gangs based in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.
Decision expected Monday on bid to arrest Myanmar warlord
Published on 13/02/2025
» Thai authorities expect to finalise a decision on Monday on an attempt to arrest the Karen militia leader Saw Chit Thu, who has been linked to the illegal businesses that Thailand is attempting to suppress across the Myanmar border in Myawaddy.
Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/02/2025
» Chinese businesses have deserted Payathonzu, a Myanmar border town adjacent to Kanchanaburi province, days after Thailand cut off power, oil and internet services to put the squeeze on criminal gangs, according to Thai security sources.
Dystopia of slavery
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2025
» The government is moving in the right direction in terms of tackling online scam gangs that operate near the country's borders.
Thailand set to escalate war on scammers in Myanmar
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2025
» The government is likely to intensify the war on call-scam gangs operating from Myanmar to include a border ban on suspected accomplices and suspension of solar panel exports to Myanmar, according to senior officials.
Myanmar to stay in the dark
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2025
» The government insisted on Monday its priority is to protect Thais from call-centre gangs, and it will not be influenced by protests calling for a boycott of Thai goods following the cutting of power, fuel and internet services to the five border areas where these criminal networks are based.