Tag: Thailand
Thailand Frees Over 100 Prisoners from Burma
Over 100 prisoners from Burma were released to Tachileik border officials by Thailand this Tuesday, December 15. A total of 105 migrant workers, who were...
Tachileik Hotel Linked to Thai COVID-19 Infections Stayed Open Despite Closure...
Hotels, karaoke venues and massage parlors have been ordered to close by local authorities in the eastern Shan State town of Tachileik, after the...
Migrant Workers Cast Advance Votes in Northern Thailand
Migrant workers from Burma living in nine provinces in northern Thailand begin casting advance voting for the 2020 general election at the Myanmar Consulate...
Border Dispute Between Thailand and Burma Unresolved
By -Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Hundreds of lorries are parked in the northern Thai border town of Mae Sai, waiting to enter Tachileik, located in Burma's...
Burma Quarantines Dozens of Migrant Workers Returning from Thailand
By Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Dozens of migrant workers arrested in Thailand and sent back to Burma this Friday (August 28) will be quarantined on the...
Out Of Work, Many Crossing Burma/Thai Border Illegally
Many residents of Burma's Shan State, out of work amid a lockdown, attempted to illegally cross the border in June seeking employment in Thailand. Sai...
Tachilek Accepts Hundreds Of Migrant Workers
The Government of Burma received hundreds of returnees this Wednesday (July 8) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai. Chan Myae Saw, who is...
Govt Tests Hundreds Of Migrant Workers For COVID-19
The government sent nearly 200 tissue samples taken from returning migrant workers from Thailand to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. Dr Zawana, head of...
Govt Won’t Open Friendship Bridge In Tachilek
The Tachilek government announced the Friendship Bridge-1 connecting Burma to Thailand will remain closed. Burmese officials met with their Thai counterparts this Tuesday (June 23)...
Burma Receives 187 Returnees From Thailand
Burma accepted 187 citizens back into the country who crossed the Friendship Bridge-2 last week from Mae Sai, in Thailand, to Tachilek in southern...
