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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.
Video shows cameras being removed from shootout gambling den
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2020
» A video spreading on social media shows men removing the security cameras at a gambling den in Bangkok's Yannawa district where four people were shot dead on Monday night, one of them an off-duty police major.
Prayut warns police after gambling den shootout
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed he will "spare no one" if Monday night's shooting in Bangkok involved illegal police activity in connection with underground gambling.
Police major among 4 shot dead in gambling den
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/08/2020
» A police major was among four people shot dead at a gambling den in Yannawa district overnight, reportedly by a losing gambler. Police were hunting for the killer.
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.
15b fare planned for electric train
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/07/2019
» The government has affirmed its intention to charge electric train passengers a flat fare of 15 baht per ride.