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Truck operator dumped sewage near village water supply
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 13/11/2020
» TAK: Karen villagers in Phop Phra district have confronted the operator of a septic waste truck for dumping sewage in a community forest and watershed area they have used for drinking water for generations.
Myanmar man self-isolates in tree house
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 30/03/2020
» TAK: A migrant worker refused entry to his home village when he returned from Thailand, for fear he was carrying Covid-19 disease, opted to isolate himself in a tree house until it was clear he was free of the disease, according to a local media report.
Fire roars through Karen refugee camp
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 10/02/2021
» TAK: A fire destroyed at least 100 houses at Thailand's largest camp for Karen refugees, in Tha Song Yang district, on Tuesday night. There were no reports of casualties.
Fire hits Mae Sot commercial building
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 30/09/2018
» TAK: A fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building in the heart of the border town of Mae Sot, opposite Myanmar's Myawaddy town across the Moei river, on Sunday morning. The fire caused about 30 million baht damage.
Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/04/2018
» TAK: Heavy rain hit four districts -- Muang, Sam Ngao, Ban Tak and Wang Chao -- in this northern border province late on Saturday night, causing flooding and partial blackouts in many low-lying areas.
Hunt on for 4 missing in river capsizing
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 05/10/2017
» TAK: The search continued Wednesday for four missing people, one adult and three children, travelling in a small passenger boat on the Moei River at the Thai-Myanmar border, local officials said.
Water levels rise dangerously in Moei River
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/08/2017
» TAK -- Water levels in the Moei River between Mae Sot, Phop Phra, Mae Ramat, Tha Song Yang and Umphang districts are rising quickly as a result of heavy rain along the Thai-Myanmar border, according to media reports.
Drought hampers border trade on Moei River
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 07/12/2015
» Drought conditions not usually seen until February have hit the Moei River, affecting trade and tap-water supplies along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Fire sweeps Tak refugee camp
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/12/2013
» TAK - A ferocious blaze on Friday swept through part of the Mae La camp for Karen refugees in Tha Song Yang district of Tak province, injuring one man.