The international border Mae Sot – Myawaddy from Thailand to Myanmar (Burma, Birma) is actually closed since a few days.
There are rumors, that Myanmar closed the border as a protest as on Thai side the are working at the shore of the border river Maenam Moei and making the dam better. Burma complains this will [...]
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Mae Sot – Myawaddy – border to Myanmar closed
July 28th, 2010 
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143 Comments »9 Karen killed in Tak province
February 6th, 2010 admin Officers from the Phop Phra police station have emerged as suspects in the killing of at least nine Karen workers from Burma whose bodies have been found in the past week. The bodies were found in two different locations in two districts of northern Tak province.
Posted in Gallery Article, General, Southeastasia News, Tak province, Thailand News Tags: across the border from Tak, at the Phop Phra district police station, Autopsy results show all nine were shot with a 22-caliber gun, Bangkok, bodies have been found, bodies were found in two different locations, by the roadside in Phop Phra, discovered in a cane field in Phop Phra district, districts of northern Tak province, in Phop Phra, in Tak said, Kayin state in Burma, latest Thailand News, news in Thailand, nine Karen workers from Burma, Officers from the Phop Phra police station have emerged as suspects in the killing, Police said 13 illegal migrant workers from Burma and their traffickers were arrested in tambon Khiri Rat in Phop Phra, suspected of involvement in the killings, Tak, Tak Province, Thailand News, They tried to bribe police officers to stay in the country, were found in Mae Sot district, worker questioned by police 71 Comments »
