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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.
Thai solar panels, fuel destined for Myanmar seized
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 09/02/2025
» TAK: Security officers on Sunday intercepted the smuggling of solar panels and fuel to Myanmar in separate incidents in this border western province.
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.
Landmine kills Thai boy inside Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/05/2018
» TAK: An 8-year-old Thai boy was killed and a 13-year-old from Myanmar badly injured after they stepped on landmines while picking wild mushrooms inside Myanmar territory on Saturday morning.
China sugar import limits hit Thai-Myanmar trade
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 05/04/2018
» TAK: Trade value across the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border fell 9.8% in the first three months of this year after China imposed strict limits on sugar imports, affecting Thai sugar exports.
The cream of the crops
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/01/2018
» Rubber farmers suffering from freefalling crop prices are being urged to consider a departure from their traditional practice of sticking to one crop and embrace integrated farming to balance out their investment risk. Authorities in the southern province of Songkhla recently held a meeting to exchange ideas on how to create jobs and boost the earnings of rubber planters following years of plummeting rubber prices.