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Mass Myanmar jailbreak puts police on alert in Tak
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/09/2018
» TAK: Security has been tightened along the Thai-Myanmar border in this northern province following a jailbreak in Hpa-An, the capital of neighbouring Kayin State in Myanmar.
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.
Elephantiasis case in Tak
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 17/09/2018
» Tak: Mae Sot General Hospital on Sunday confirmed at least one new case of elephantiasis in the province, six months after the World Health Organisation (WHO) lauded Thailand for eradicating the tropical disease.
Migrant killed in Tak bus accident
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/09/2018
» TAK: A Myanmar worker was killed and 12 others injured, six badly, when a shuttle bus taking migrant workers back to work in Bangkok crashed into a concrete barrier and overturned in Muang district in the early hours of Saturday.
Man arrested with smuggled Porsche on truck in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/09/2018
» TAK: A man was arrested with a concealed Porsche, destined for Myanmar, on the back of a truck at a security checkpoint in Mae Sot district shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.
Rain closes Thi Lo Su waterfall and Umphang sanctuary
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 24/07/2018
» TAK: Heavy rain has led to a ban on tourists entering Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, which includes the popular Thi Lo Su waterfall, and from rafting on the Mae Klong River.
Smuggled brand-name goods, onions seized in Mae Sot
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 15/07/2018
» TAK: Customs officials in Mae Sot district, with support from a local military unit, have seized about 3-million-baht worth of brand-name goods ordered on eBay and 1,156 kilogrammes of onions - all smuggled from Myanmar.
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.
Duty-free trade zone in Mae Sot on horizon
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 29/05/2018
» TAK: A company licensed to operate a duty-free trade zone along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district has proposed using more than 50 rai on the Asian Highway as part of a local special economic zone.
Police officer found hanged in Mae Sot hotel
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 06/05/2018
» TAK: A police officer from a special operations unit was found hanged in a hotel in the northern border town of Mae Sot on Sunday morning. He was believed to have taken his own life.