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Border on alert amid Myanmar raids
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 22/04/2026
» Security has been tightened along the Thai–Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province after Myanmar airstrikes hit Karen National Union (KNU) positions opposite Mae Sariang and Sob Moei districts, prompting Thai authorities to place ranger units and local agencies on 24-hour alert.
Shells from Myanmar hit border area
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/12/2025
» TAK: The army fired smoke rounds into Myanmar after shells from across the border landed in Mae Sot district, damaging a house and injuring at least two civilians.
Three Chinese fleeing bombed KK Park sneak into Thailand
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 20/11/2025
» Three Chinese men who fled from the KK Park scam complex in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were caught sneaking into Thailand near the border in Tak northern province on Thursday.
Thai army watching Myanmar border amid scammer exodus
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/11/2025
» Tak: The Royal Thai Army's (RTA) Naresuan Force is monitoring the Thai–Myanmar border in Mae Sot district as over 1,500 foreign nationals have fled from KK Park to Thailand, a military source said on Saturday.
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.
Myanmar-bound drone jammer seized
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 29/03/2024
» Two Myanmar nationals have been arrested in the border town of Mae Sot in Tak province with an anti-drone jamming device that was reportedly intended for use in the conflict-torn neighbouring country.
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.
Illegal border crossers caught in Mae Sot
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 14/03/2022
» TAK: Fifty-three Myanmar nationals were arrested at a security checkpoint in Mae Sot district late on Sunday night and charged with illegal entry.