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Group urges PM to help Moroccans held by gang
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2024
» An anti-human trafficking organisation has petitioned Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to help 21 Moroccan citizens who have fallen victim to a scammer gang operating on the Thai-Myanmar border, a source said on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Parnpree quits after major reshuffle
Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2024
» Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara tendered his resignation from his cabinet post on Sunday to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after the cabinet reshuffle list saw him lose his seat as deputy prime minister.
Govt facilitates transfer of 900 scam victims from Myanmar to China
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2024
» Thailand has in the last week helped facilitate the transfer of some 900 Chinese nationals who had been trapped in scam centres in a Myanmar border town back to China, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday.
Nearly 150 Thais held in Myanmar call centre raids
Online Reporters, Published on 24/02/2024
» Myanmar military and police have detained 148 Thais following a crackdown on scam call centres and online gambling operations in Tachileik, a border town across from Mae Sai in Chiang Rai.
Police look to reskill
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/01/2024
» As people become increasingly reliant on online technology for daily activities, from buying essentials to accessing entertainment, scams on the internet are expected to remain a prominent trend this year, according to Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej.
174 of 525 rescued Thais 'trafficked'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2023
» Authorities have verified the identities of over 500 Thai citizens who were rescued from scam gangs in Laukkaing, north Myanmar, between November and December, saying 174 were victims of human trafficking.
Most Thais rescued from scam gangs were not trafficked
Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2023
» Only one-in-three of the 525 Thais rescued recently from abuse by call scam gangs in Laukkaing town in northern Myanmar were actual victims of human trafficking.
Myanmar a challenge for new Asean chair Laos
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 22/12/2023
» Thailand is ready to support Laos when it assumes the Asean chairmanship next year and begins work trying to solve the Myanmar crisis, says a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Myanmar hands over 111 Thais
News, Wassana Nanuam & Tarit Attapich, Published on 16/12/2023
» A total of 111 Thais who had been stranded in Laukkaing town in Myanmar's northern Shan State were brought home via the 2nd Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district yesterday.
111 Thais repatriated from Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 15/12/2023
» Another 111 Thai nationals, who had been stranded amid fighting in northern Shan State of Myanmar, returned to Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai on Friday with help from the Myanmar authorities.