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Smugglers, Villagers Snared by Mines Amid Thailand-Cambodia Demining Deadlock

Mae Sot Community on Edge as Myanmar Shells Land in Thailand
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Thai immigration police arrest a $78 million fraud kingpin, rescue 120 trafficking victims and speed up extraditions, thanks to new data-driven border tech.

60mm shells from Myanmar hit Mae Sot homes, injure civilians. Thai forces used smoke rounds, boosted security as migration surges disrupt local trade.

Bangkok police raided a Rama 9 condo, arresting 16 foreign nationals in a Myanmar online-scam ring. See how tighter visa and border checks help protect residents.

At Three Pagodas Pass, Karen rebels handed 23 call-centre scammers to Thai police—a fresh push that is slashing online fraud in western Thailand this year.

A landmine injures a migrant at Thailand’s eastern border, exposing a demining deadlock with Cambodia that leaves villagers and smugglers in peril. Learn how officials and farmers are responding.

Discover how Thailand’s new biometric screening at Suvarnabhumi and Mae Sai speeds your visa run, cuts fraud and safeguards tourists—read our complete guide now.

Thailand’s Appeal Court approved extraditing a UN-protected Vietnamese activist. Cabinet has 90 days to decide, raising fears for refugee safeguards.

Discover how Thailand’s biometric screening and Interpol cooperation in Pattaya exposed a Swedish arson suspect using forged German IDs. Read more now.

Pre-dawn Pattaya club raid detains 30 for drugs and illicit labor. Discover how this crackdown on nightlife impacts expat safety and tourist confidence.

Overcrowded Rohingya boat capsized near Koh Tarutao, leaving 27 dead. Survivors recount horrors as ASEAN confronts calls to boost regional rescue.