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100kg drugs found hidden in car roof at border
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» CHIANG RAI - Border patrol police arrested a local man smuggling 100 kilogrammes of crystal meth and ketamine from Mynmar to Thailand hidden inside his vehicle's roof.
Sai River overflows, Mae Sai district flooded
Online Reporters, Published on 29/04/2025
» The Sai River overflowed in Chiang Rai province on Tuesday, flooding communities and the Sai Lom Joy market in Mae Sai border district.
Singaporean sought for death of Thai girlfriend
Published on 27/03/2025
» Police are looking for a Singaporean man who was seen with his Thai girlfriend at a condominium building in Bangkok where she was later found dead.
Thailand pulling the plug on scam gangs in Myanmar
Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2025
» Thailand will cut electricity, internet services and fuel supply to five areas of Myanmar on Wednesday morning as it attempts to cripple the call-centre scam gangs that have become a threat to national security, Deputy Prime Minister Phutham Wechayachai said on Tuesday night.
Anutin seeks clarity on Myanmar power cuts
Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2025
» Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has asked the National Security Council (NSC) to clarify the legal steps needed for the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) to cut off the power supply to areas in Myanmar where criminal activity, especially call-centre scams, is rampant.
Electricity sales across border to Myanmar follow protocol: Thai govt
News, Published on 26/01/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) says electricity sold to Myanmar follows Thai-Myanmar protocols and pledges to halt distribution across the border if contract bleaching is identified.
Thai utility needs orders to cut power supply to Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 24/01/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) says it stands ready to work with security authorities to stop supplying power from Thailand to border towns in Myanmar in order to cripple the operations of scammers in the neighbouring country.
A sinking strategy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2024
» The heavy flooding in northernmost Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province is not just another serious flood -- it is a warning sign that our country lacks an adequate flood warning and monitoring system.
Busy Mae Sai border market flooded out
Online Reporters, Published on 10/09/2024
» Normally bustling Sai Lom Joy market, on the border with Myanmar in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, was shuttered and under water on Tuesday, flooded by overflow from the rain-swollen Sai River.
Travel risk warning for parts of Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» Thais living or travelling in Myanmar are being advised to avoid areas under martial law, particularly in northern Shan State, for their own safety.