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Desperate, jobless Cambodians caught sneaking into Thailand
News, Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2025
» Forty-six jobless Cambodians were caught sneaking into Thailand through Chanthaburi border province on Tuesday night, driven by lack of employment opportunities in Cambodia.
Thai fishermen's release 'imminent', says Maris
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/12/2024
» The Foreign Affairs Ministry expects Myanmar to "soon" release four Thai fishermen who were captured along with their boat off Ranong province in disputed waters last month to show its commitment to peace in the region.
Illegal job seekers caught en route to Malaysia
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/09/2024
» SONGKHLA: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia and a Thai driver were arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern border province on Thursday.
Rohingya beaten by man for ransom
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 10/02/2024
» A 37-year-old Myanmar man has been arrested in Hat Yai for brutally beating three Rohingya -- two women and a 14-year-old boy -- in a bid to get a 500,000 kyat (8,500 baht) ransom from them while smuggling them into Malaysia.
Myanmar junta orders all workers abroad to remit 25%
Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2023
» The military government in Myanmar is demanding that expatriate workers remit at least 25% of their foreign currency income through the country’s banking system, according to local reports.
Thai driver, 13 illegal migrants arrested in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/06/2023
» SONGKHLA: A driver arrested along with 13 illegal migrants from Myanmar in Rattaphum district of this southern province on Thursday admitted the financial reward drove him to take the job – even though he had been arrested for the same offence three times before.
Rescued Rohingya 'en route to Indonesia'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2022
» Fifty-one Rohingya migrants rescued from being stranded in Satun have admitted they fled from a refugee camp in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Rakhine State in the hope of working in Indonesia.
More illegal migrants en route to Malaysia caught in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 06/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: A group of 40 illegal Myanmar migrants heading to promised jobs in Malaysia were arrested in this southern border province early on Wednesday.
Myanmar coup-fuelled poverty pushes thousands to Thailand
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» Trekking through dense jungle and mountainous terrain at night to avoid arrest, one couple from Myanmar endured a gruelling journey to Thailand -- grasping for an economic lifeline as jobs dry up in their coup-hit home.
Illegal job seekers heading to Malaysia caught in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/11/2021
» SONGKHLA: Sixteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar were caught in a van heading to the Malaysian border, on a road in Sadao district, early on Thursday morning.