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Large fuel stash found in secret site
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/03/2026
» Authorities in Tak's Mae Sot district inspected a suspected fuel hoard of nearly 30,000 litres near the Thailand-Myanmar border following reports from villagers.
Chinese anti-scam team arrives in Myawaddy
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 07/07/2025
» TAK - A team from China's Criminal Investigation Bureau has arrived in Myanmar's Myawaddy border township to discuss help for Chinese victims of the scam centres that continue to operate there, a reliable source said on Monday.
Tak braces for refugee influx
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/02/2025
» Tak: The Tak Provincial Public Health Office is gearing up for an influx of patients from refugee camps along the Thai-Myanmar border, with around 40,000-50,000 people expected.
Illegal internet cables found installed across Thai-Myanmar bridge
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/12/2024
» TAK - Large internet cables have been found illegally installed across the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge and were being used by call centre gangs.
Man caught stringing suspected scam cables across river to Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/09/2024
» TAK - A man was has been arrested beside the Moei river in Mae Sot district while allegedly stringing power and communications cables illegally across the river to Myanmar.
Myawaddy households struggle without power from Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 13/06/2023
» TAK: Ordinary households in Myawaddy have been hit hard by the decision to cut off the supply of electricity across the border from Thailand, but big Chinese investors are unaffected, their huge complexes brightly lit as usual at night.
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.
Duty-free trade zone in Mae Sot on horizon
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 29/05/2018
» TAK: A company licensed to operate a duty-free trade zone along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district has proposed using more than 50 rai on the Asian Highway as part of a local special economic zone.