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Sacred Karen tusks returned
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/02/2026
» Tak province has returned a pair of 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks to the Karen "long-haired hermit" community of Lay Tong Ku in Umphang district, ending a years-long dispute over the culturally significant artefacts.
Hundreds more scam workers flee Myawaddy
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 24/10/2025
» Nearly 1,700 people from 21 countries have fled KK Park, a notorious scam centre in Myawaddy township in Myanmar, and crossed the border into Tak province over the past two days, Thai authorities said on Friday.
Errant kamikaze drone sparks petition
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 23/07/2025
» Thailand has lodged a petition via the Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC) following the discovery of a military kamikaze drone that reportedly crashed in Tak province, a source said.
School official in Tak faces sack after sexual abuse probe
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/01/2024
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) yesterday said a 43-year-old deputy school director in the northern province of Tak is facing the sack after an investigation found there were grounds to claims he molested a number of female students and sent inappropriate messages.
PEA cuts power to two towns in Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/06/2023
» TAK: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
5,000 cross border to Tak after clashes
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 07/04/2023
» Over 5,000 Myanmar people have crossed the border to seek refuge in Tak province's Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts after clashes between ethnic groups and the Myanmar military continued for a second day.
Residents flee fighting in Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/04/2023
» TAK: More than 1,000 people fled across the border into Tak's Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts on Thursday as fighting continued nearby between Myanmar government troops and Karen fighters.
Wounded Myanmar villagers treated in Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 29/06/2022
» TAK: Myanmar villagers injured during fighting around Myawaddy town, near the border, between Myanmar government troops and Karen soldiers have been treated by Thai officials in Phop Phra district.
Warning shots prompt talks with Myanmar
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 24/04/2021
» Tak: Talks are underway between local Thai and Myanmar authorities following a report that Myanmar security forces on Thursday fired warning shots at a Thai border patrol boat travelling along the Salween River in Mae Hong Son's Mae Sariang district, a border source said.
Fire roars through Karen refugee camp
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 10/02/2021
» TAK: A fire destroyed at least 100 houses at Thailand's largest camp for Karen refugees, in Tha Song Yang district, on Tuesday night. There were no reports of casualties.