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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.
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.
Extreme heat in Lampang
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 03/04/2024
» Temperatures in the Thoen district of the northern Lampang province reached 42 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday, the hottest temperatures for this year's summer so far.
Curfew for migrant workers in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 08/07/2021
» TAK: Local authorities have imposed a night curfew on migrant workers in Mae Sot district, and asked Thais to also stay home, in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19.
Checks ramped up in Mae Sot
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/10/2020
» Thailand has tightened security at the main border trade gateway with Myanmar in Tak's Mae Sot district after three Myanmar nationals tested positive for the coronavirus at the Thai border.
Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to open Oct 30
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 13/10/2019
» The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei River in Tak's Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highways Department.
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.
Thi Lor Su waterfall to close for 4 months
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 28/05/2019
» TAK: The dirt road to Thi Lor Su waterfall will be closed from June 1 to Sept 30 for environmental rehabilitation and public safety, officials say.
Tak jolted by minor quake
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/01/2019
» TAK: A minor earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 1.04am on Sunday, the seismology office of the Thai Meteorological Department said.
Myanmar trafficking victims escorted home
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 20/11/2018
» TAK: Thai authorities have returned 73 Myanmar nationals who fell prey to human trafficking gangs back to their homes and vowed further crackdowns on migrant labour exploitation.