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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.
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.
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.
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.
Tortured Kenyan flees Myanmar call scam gang into Thailand
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 09/02/2025
» TAK: A Kenyan man crossed the Thai-Myanmar border to seek help in Phop Phra district, saying he was among about 1,000 people who were tortured unless they worked for a Chinese-led scam gang.
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.
Man held for moving scam gang's equipment
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 03/02/2025
» Tak: Security officials have arrested a man and seized a large quantity of computers, mobile phones and SIM cards linked to call-centre scammers in Mae Ramat district of this border western province.
Man arrested in Tak with 1500 phones, SIM cards 'used for scams'
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/02/2025
» TAK: Security officials have arrested a man and seized a large quantity of computers, mobile phones and SIM cards belonged to call-centre scammers in Mae Ramat district of this border western province.