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Illegal job seekers caught en route to Malaysia
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/09/2024
» SONGKHLA: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia and a Thai driver were arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern border province on Thursday.
Rohingya beaten by man for ransom
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 10/02/2024
» A 37-year-old Myanmar man has been arrested in Hat Yai for brutally beating three Rohingya -- two women and a 14-year-old boy -- in a bid to get a 500,000 kyat (8,500 baht) ransom from them while smuggling them into Malaysia.
Thai driver, 13 illegal migrants arrested in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/06/2023
» SONGKHLA: A driver arrested along with 13 illegal migrants from Myanmar in Rattaphum district of this southern province on Thursday admitted the financial reward drove him to take the job – even though he had been arrested for the same offence three times before.
More illegal migrants en route to Malaysia caught in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 06/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: A group of 40 illegal Myanmar migrants heading to promised jobs in Malaysia were arrested in this southern border province early on Wednesday.
Illegal job seekers heading to Malaysia caught in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/11/2021
» SONGKHLA: Sixteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar were caught in a van heading to the Malaysian border, on a road in Sadao district, early on Thursday morning.
Lucky Myanmar worker banks B6m lottery prize
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 06/02/2018
» SONGKHLA: A young Myanmar woman who won a lottery first-prize worth 6 million baht last week, less than a year after she started working at a fish canning factory, has already cashed in the ticket and plans to go back home with her winnings.