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Drug kingpin with B1m bounty expatriated to Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/04/2026
» A fugitive Thai drug kingpin with a 1-million-baht bounty, who was wanted under 60 arrest warrants and played dead, was arrested in South Korea and extradited to Thailand on Tuesday.
Four Japanese arrested at Myanmar border
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2025
» Four Japanese nationals have been arrested in Mae Sot district of Tak province after illegally crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border to Myawaddy, police said on Saturday.
Missing Chinese actor found safe
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2025
» Chinese actor Wang Xing, who went missing last week near the Thai-Myanmar border, has been safely returned to Thailand and may have been the victim of human trafficking, Thai authorities said on Tuesday.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
Mae Sot expects hundreds of Thais from Myanmar casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/01/2021
» The border district of Mae Sot is on alert for a large number of Thais working in a casino in Myawaddy to flee the coronavirus in Myanmar.
Mae Sot border tightened after virus surge in Myanmar
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2020
» Thai security authorities in Tak are on alert along the border with Myanmar after the neighbouring country reported more than 200 new coronavirus cases.
Canadian leaves monkhood after sex allegations
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/08/2019
» A Canadian monk popular among locals in Mae Hong Son for helping the poor has resigned from the monkhood following accusations of having sexual relationships with at least one woman.
Polls tell Prawit it's time to go
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has come under renewed pressure over his luxury watch collection as petitions and online polls have been launched asking people if they think he should resign.