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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.
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.
Truck plunges off washed-out bridge during heavy rain
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 04/09/2024
» A pickup truck plunged off the end of a washed-out bridge during heavy rain in the early hours of the morning in Tak province on Wednesday.
Thai Muslims plan embassy protest
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 20/10/2023
» A group of Muslims in southern Thailand on Thursday announced plans to gather outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok tomorrow to express their opinions on the Israel-Hamas war.
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.
Manhunt for Tak gold shop robber
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 16/05/2022
» TAK: A police manhunt has been launched for a man who on Sunday staged a robbery at a gold shop in the Big C superstore in Muang district of this northern border province and made off with 193-baht weight of gold ornaments worth about 5.8 million baht.
Cattle trader caught with fake B1,000 notes
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 07/03/2022
» TAK: A cattle trader was caught with 70 fake 1,000-baht banknotes in his possession at a checkpoint in Umphang district of this lower northern province on Sunday, police said.
Three groups of border crossers caught in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/03/2022
» TAK: Forty-three Myanmar nationals were arrested after illegally crossing the border in three groups into Muang and Mae Sot districts of this northern border province on Monday, police said.
Thai women arrested for illegal entry
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/07/2021
» TAK: Eight Thai women were arrested by soldiers after they illegally crossed the Moei River from Myanmar into Mae Sot district early on Monday morning.
Illegal migrants, Thai helpers caught in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/07/2021
» TAK: Eleven illegal migrants and three Thai helpers were arrested near the Myanmar border in Mae Sot district early on Tuesday. Two Chinese men who had fled quarantine were also apprehended.