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Friendship Bridge now ready for reopening
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 11/01/2023
» Tak: The Friendship Bridge linking Thailand and Myanmar reopens tomorrow, much to the delight of eager traders who have waited three years for the resumption of border trade stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Details of Mae Sot-Nakhon Sawan railway to be released Friday
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 15/03/2021
» TAK: Details of the planned Mae Sot-Tak-Kamphaeng Phet-Nakhon Sawan double-track railway will be announced at a seminar on March 19 at the Wiang Tak Hotel in Muang district.
Kokko Chinatown project sparks concerns in Tak
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 23/06/2019
» Border towns are often labelled as remote villages without modern infrastructure or amenities.
Calls grow to turn Tak into proper SEZ
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/04/2019
» TAK: An ambitious plan to turn the border village of Kokko in Myanmar into a new Chinatown has sparked calls for the Thai government to speed up making Tak a fully fledged special economic zone (SEZ).
New highway in Tak set to open in 2019
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 28/03/2018
» A four-lane highway, stretching 86 kilometres in Tak province, is scheduled for completion next year with over 70% of construction having been finished.
Roads in Tak being repaired for high season
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/11/2017
» TAK: The heavily damaged road linking Mae Sot, Phop Phra and Umphang in this northern border province is being repaired urgently as the high season for tourism has begun.
Thi Lo Su waterfall closing for the wet season
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 31/05/2017
» TAK - The road to the popular Thi Lo Su waterfall in Umphang district will be closed from June 1 to Oct 31 for public safety and to allow regeneration during the wet season.
'Samurai' cave in Tak draws Japanese tourists
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 26/04/2017
» TAK - A "Samurai cave" in Mae Ramat district are luring Japanese tourists who take a trip to visit the place used by soldiers during World War II.
'Unseen' waterfall new attraction in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/09/2016
» TAK - A beautiful heart-shaped waterfall in Umphang district is rapidly becoming a popular visitor attraction, with local authorities set to develop this part of "unseen Thailand" as an eco-tourism attraction.