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4 Thai women rescued from scam hub
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026
» Four Thai women allegedly held for ransom in Myanmar's border town of Shwe Kokko have been rescued and returned to Thailand through Mae Sot district, local sources said yesterday.
Thailand repatriates 300 Chinese scam suspects
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2026
» MAE SOT - More than 300 Chinese nationals linked to scam syndicates based in Myanmar were extradited to their home country from Mae Sot airport in Tak province on Tuesday.
Fugitive Chinese scam suspect arrested at Suvarnabhumi
Online Reporters, Published on 17/12/2025
» A Chinese fugitive wanted in his home country in connection with a major scam operation was arrested on Tuesday evening at Suvarnabhumi airport as he was about to depart Thailand using a fake Mexican passport.
Thai and Chinese authorities view destroyed scam buildings in Myanmar
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thai and Chinese authorities crossed the border from Thailand’s Tak province to Myawaddy of Myanmar to view the debris of scam centres on Monday.
Hundreds of Chinese detainees riot in Tak
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 10/12/2025
» TAK - Security officials were checking for possible escapees after more than 300 Chinese being held in a detention zone in Mae Sot district, bordering Myanmar, rioted on Tuesday night.
Stray shells prompt stern warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2025
» The Chief of Defence Forces warns of stern measures after shells from Myanmar injured civilians in Tak province.
Thai homes hit in Myanmar clash
Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Nine houses in Mae Sot district of Tak province have been damaged by shrapnel and stray bullets after fresh fighting broke out between Myanmar troops and Karen National Union (KNU) forces.
Shells from Myanmar hit border area
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 01/12/2025
» TAK: The army fired smoke rounds into Myanmar after shells from across the border landed in Mae Sot district, damaging a house and injuring at least two civilians.
Scam centre explosions ‘all for show’
The New York Times, Published on 29/11/2025
» For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human-trafficking hubs in Southeast Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight. It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business — the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards. It was all visible from neighbouring Mae Sot in Thailand.
Army 'ready' to defend Tak border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» The Third Army Region has reaffirmed its readiness to escalate defensive measures along the border with Myanmar amid intensifying clashes between junta and rebel forces near a scam-centre zone in Karen state.