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Japan backs drive against Mekong scammer gangs
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/02/2026
» Japan has pledged 516 million yen (124 million baht) to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to strengthen cross-border cooperation against transnational organised crime in the Mekong region.
Thais track Hun Manet's moves abroad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2026
» Thailand is closely monitoring Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet's overseas engagements, including meetings on international platforms and his visit to the United States, where he reportedly met US President Donald Trump, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Arsenic exceeds safety limit in Kok, Sai rivers
Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026
» Arsenic levels exceeding the safety threshold of 0.01 milligrammes per litre (mg/l) have been detected in parts of the Kok River and its tributaries, says the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) 15th report on water and sediment quality.
2.3m speed pills seized on Mekong river bank, smugglers flee
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026
» A navy patrol seized about 2.3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the banks of the Mekong River in Muang district of Nong Khai in the early hours of Wednesday.
New Mekong riverside road due March next year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026
» The Naka Vithi Mekong riverside road project, aimed at boosting cross-border trade, transport and tourism between Thailand and Laos, is expected to be completed by March next year, the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) said.
Sixth Thai-Lao bridge on track following talks, design tweaks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of Highways has confirmed that construction of the sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to begin in 2029, following financing talks and design adjustments on the Lao side.
Three Thais arrested for smuggling 14 Chinese nationals
Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026
» Three Thai men have been arrested after police found 14 illegal migrants from China inside two vehicles in Muang district of Saraburi province.
400kg of 'ice' seized in Northeast
Online Reporters, Published on 02/02/2026
» NONG KHAI - Border patrols have seized a total of 400 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, known as “ice”, left for collection on the bank of the Mekong River by smugglers.
Nearly 500kg of ‘ice’ seized in Nakhon Phanom
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 15/01/2026
» NAKHON PHANOM - Four suspects have been arrested and 480 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized in this northeastern province after an expanded investigation into a transnational drug trafficking syndicate.
Warfare steps up notch
MONGKOL BANGPRAPA and PORAMET TANGSATHAPORN, Published on 04/01/2026
» Gunfire fell silent at midday on Dec 27 along the Thai-Cambodian border, marking an uneasy pause in hostilities that had raged since Dec 7. Yet the ceasefire, agreed only after heavy casualties and economic disruption, has not removed the tensions that pushed both nations into their largest clash in decades.