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Thai Police Meet With Myanmar Authorities After 24 Thais Arrested in Tachileik Hotel

CHIANG RAI - Thai police have sent a team across the border to meet with police in Tachileik, Myanmar, after 24 Thai nationals were arrested at a hotel.

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Chiang Rai Immigration Captures 3 Fugitives at the Mae Sai Border Crossing

CHIANG RAI - Thai Immigration police in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, report they are seeing more Thai suspects attempting to cross into Myanmar to avoid arrest warrants. On Monday, officers at the Mae Sai checkpoint stopped three people in a single day.

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Myanmar Authorities Raid Tachileik Hotel, Arrest 400 Foreign Scammers

CHIANG RAI - Myanmar security authorities raided a well-known hotel in Tachileik and detained almost 400 foreign nationals linked to an online scam operation.

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Chiang Rai and Myanmar Join Forces to Reduce Transboundary Haze

CHIANG RAI - On Wednesday, the Provincial Administration and Mae Sai District teamed up with Myanmar to step up cross-border teamwork to address forest fires and transboundary haze.

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Tachileik Residents on Edge as Business Owners Kidnapped

CHIANG RAI - People in Tachileik, Myanmar, on the border across from Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, say fear is rising again after reports of new kidnappings in town.

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ONCB Officials Take Custody of 4 Fugitives at the Chiang Rai Border

CHIANG RAI - On Thursday, Police Lt. Colonel Suriya Singhamon, Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), arrived in Chiang Rai to inspect the area at the Second Friendship Bridge (Mae Sai - Tachileik) in Chiang Rai…

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Border Trade With Myanmar Comes to a Standstill in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI – Thai-Myanmar trade via Mae Sai and Tachileik has recently run into trouble, with widespread reports suggesting that Myanmar’s central government is planning a customs reset and new tariffs.

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Floodwaters Hit Mae Sai and Tachileik After Sai River Overflows

Chiang Rai – The Sai River has burst its banks for the first time since last year’s major floods, sending residents and shopkeepers in Mae Sai and Tachileik rushing to move their belongings.

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Tachileik, Myanmar Commences Flood Prevention Work Along the Sai River

On Tuesday, the township of Tachileik, Myanmar, bordering Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province, brought in machinery to commenced work along the Sai River, which marks the border between Thailand and Myanmar.

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Police in Tachileik Take Down Drug Gang Arresting 6 Suspects

Police in the border town of Tachileik, Myanmar, have arrested six individuals, including Thai and Chinese nationals, during a raid targeting illegal gambling, online scams, and human trafficking. Weapons and drugs were also seized.

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