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Man arrested after firing gun in Mae Sot town centre
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/05/2025
» A man was arrested on Tuesday after repeatedly firing a gun in the streets of Mae Sot municipality in Tak province.
Man arrested in Mae Sot after firing gun in town centre
Online Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» A man was apprehended on Tuesday after repeatedly firing a long-barreled pistol in the streets of Mae Sot municipality in Tak province.
Thailand's hottest places are in northern region
Published on 28/04/2025
» Northern provinces have dominated the hottest locations this year as Thailand begins to transition from summer into the rainy season.
Karen army sends 277 foreign nationals for verification
Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2025
» The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) transported 277 foreign nationals associated with call centre scams to a sports stadium in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Friday for nationality verification before repatriation.
Cracks in state health system
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2025
» The resignation of six medical interns from a rural Bueng Kan provincial hospital this month has again raised concerns about systematic problems in state hospitals.
Sizing up the scammers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/04/2025
» The new anti-trafficking chief at the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) says he is ready to step up the fight against scammers and smugglers operating along the border, to improve the country's position on the United States' human trafficking watchlist.
Mae Sot's trade vs security dilemma
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 01/04/2025
» At Mae Sot International Airport, all passengers must now undergo a strict immigration check and police screening before they can board designated flights. The new stringent measures aim to prevent scammers from using this western border hub as a transit route across the border.
Pregnant women among stranded former scam workers
Published on 21/03/2025
» Eleven pregnant women are among the more than 2,400 people stuck in limbo on after being pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar and are in urgent need of medical treatment in Thailand, a civil society group said on Friday.
Fire destroys 200 vehicles in Mae Sot customs compound
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/03/2025
» TAK - Fire destroyed about 200 impounded vehicles in the parking lot of the customs office in Mae Sot district on Tuesday night.
‘Up to 100,000’ still working in Myanmar scam hubs
Published on 18/03/2025
» Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, says the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds.