MAE SOT – In a dramatic cross-border law enforcement operation, Thai police and military units successfully captured a well-known Muay Thai boxer accused of a horrific murder. The 28-year-old suspect, a famous Karen fighter known in the ring as “Yokdam” (Black Jade), was arrested after fleeing deep into Myanmar. He is currently facing severe criminal […]

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CHIANG RAI - Army Rangers under Pha Muang Task Force launched a late-night chase after a suspicious pickup truck sped downhill in Mae Chan and blasted through a checkpoint. The vehicle later lost control and got stuck in a pineapple field.

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TAK - Chaos broke out at a border school in Tha Song Yang in western Thailand's Tak province, after fighting erupted near the Thai-Myanmar border. The school’s management announced an indefinite delay to the new term for safety reasons.

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