illegal migrants

  • Crime NewsThai police halt illegal migrant smuggling in dramatic Phetchabun chase

    Thai police halt illegal migrant smuggling in dramatic Phetchabun chase

    A dramatic chase unfolded yesterday, December 26, as police pursued a group smuggling illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Two vehicles, packed with a total of 26 individuals, were intercepted in Phetchabun, revealing an illicit operation that charged 1,000 baht per head. Police officer Warabodin Lertsupasinstit, leading the Highway Police Division 5, was alerted to a potential smuggling attempt involving migrants…

  • Crime NewsPolice officer killed in Kamphaeng Phet migrant smuggling incident

    Police officer killed in Kamphaeng Phet migrant smuggling incident

    A tragic event unfolded yesterday when a pickup truck transporting illegal migrants crashed into a police officer at a checkpoint in Kamphaeng Phet, resulting in the officer’s death. The driver, along with two other suspects, was apprehended following the incident. The operation, led by Opas Khongmueang, Provincial Police Commander of Kamphaeng Phet, was initiated after police received intelligence about a…

  • Crime News84 Myanmar immigrants arrested in Thailand after jungle trek

    84 Myanmar immigrants arrested in Thailand after jungle trek

    In the early hours of yesterday, police in Kanchanaburi successfully apprehended a group of 84 individuals from Myanmar’s Rakhine State who had entered Thailand illegally. The operation, carried out by Thong Pha Phum police and other relevant agencies, unfolded after a tip-off led them to a suspicious scene involving an abandoned pickup truck with obscured license plates. The truck, which…

  • Crime NewsIllegal migrants in Pattaya soliciting money to be deported

    Illegal migrants in Pattaya soliciting money to be deported

    Chon Buri immigration officers recently intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal migrants in Pattaya following reports of foreign nationals soliciting money from customers at a local restaurant at the weekend. The crackdown was initiated after the owner of an Arab restaurant on Soi 17 in South Pattaya raised concerns about a group of men, believed to be from Myanmar,…

  • Thailand NewsCutting corners: Illegal barber snipped by cops on Koh Pha Ngan

    Cutting corners: Illegal barber snipped by cops on Koh Pha Ngan

    Thai police recently apprehended an illegal Burmese national working as a barber in Koh Pha Ngan, earning nearly 50,000 baht monthly. The arrest took place following reports of foreign workers taking jobs from locals. Police Lieutenant Colonel Winij Boonchit received a tip about an unauthorised foreign worker and led a team to arrest 20 year old Wai Yan Kyaw at…

  • Thailand NewsToyota Fortuner crash injures six migrants after police chase

    Toyota Fortuner crash injures six migrants after police chase

    A Toyota Fortuner carrying nine illegal migrant workers flipped over multiple times after attempting to evade a police checkpoint, leaving several injured. The incident occurred around 1am yesterday, August 13, when officers from Sam Roi Yot Police Station set up a checkpoint on the Pranburi-Khao Daeng rural road at Ban Bang Pu intersection in Sam Roi Yot district, Prachuap Khiri…

  • Thailand NewsThai highway drama: Cops revive smuggler with life-saving CPR

    Thai highway drama: Cops revive smuggler with life-saving CPR

    Thai Highway Police officers provided CPR to a man who fell unconscious from shock after being arrested for smuggling 111 Myanmar nationals. The incident took place yesterday, July 11, when police stopped a suspicious truck covered with a tarp on Highway 41 in Surat Thani province. Police General Kongkrit Lertsitthikul ordered a team to lead the operation, arresting 33 year…

  • Crime NewsChon Buri raids: 17 Lao women and 2 Thai employers arrested

    Chon Buri raids: 17 Lao women and 2 Thai employers arrested

    Royal Thai Police in Chon Buri apprehended 17 Lao women and two Thai employers during raids on karaoke bars and restaurants in Laem Chabang early today. Over 20 immigration officers targeted several entertainment venues in Si Racha’s tourist district around 1am, prompted by reports of illegal migrant workers. Officers conducted thorough checks of workers’ passports, work permits, and other documents.…

  • Crime NewsPolice uncover 72 illegal immigrants at Samut Sakhon factory

    Police uncover 72 illegal immigrants at Samut Sakhon factory

    Royal Thai Immigration officers, along with relevant agencies, conducted a search operation at a factory in Krathum Baen, Samut Sakhon, following a report from the Damrongdhama Centre about a significant number of illegal immigrant labourers. The operation led to the discovery of over 72 illegal immigrants working at the site. Among the discovered workers, 45 had no legal documentation or…

  • Thailand NewsTwo Burmese nationals arrested for illegal kebab shop in Krabi

    Two Burmese nationals arrested for illegal kebab shop in Krabi

    Immigration officers in Krabi detained two Burmese nationals for illegally operating a kebab shop at Ao Nang Beach. The pair were caught in the act and failed to produce valid work permits or passports when asked by authorities. Head of Immigration Division 6, Police Major General Songprod Sirisukha led a team to conduct a series of inspections in an operation…

  • Thailand NewsThailand addresses labour shortage and illegal workers

    Thailand addresses labour shortage and illegal workers

    Thailand’s National Committee on Migrant Workers Management approved three strategic guidelines to address the country’s labour shortage and tackle the issue of illegal workers. A proposal for these new guidelines is expected to be forwarded to the cabinet for approval soon. Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn announced after a committee meeting this Wednesday, commenting that the ongoing political conflict in Myanmar…

  • Thailand NewsPolice intercept buses carrying nearly 100 illegal migrants

    Police intercept buses carrying nearly 100 illegal migrants

    Acting on an anonymous informant, police intercepted four tour buses, uncovering a smuggling operation of nearly 100 illegal migrants to enter the country. Two bewildered Thai passengers found themselves surrounded by non-Thai speakers. Highway Police, under the command of Siriraj Sukanmala, yesterday, June 4, at 12.10am, received intelligence about illegal migrants travelling on Highway 101. Officers identified and stopped four…

  • Thailand NewsLorry smuggling Myanmar migrants crashes in Thailand, 14 hurt

    Lorry smuggling Myanmar migrants crashes in Thailand, 14 hurt

    Fourteen people were injured when a lorry, smuggling Myanmar migrants illegally into Thailand, lost control and tipped over in the western province of Kanchanaburi. The incident, which occurred on Road 323 in Sangkhla Buri district shortly after midnight, saw the vehicle’s driver lose control while speeding down a hill and veer off a curve, subsequently fleeing the scene. The lorry…

  • Crime NewsATPD uncovers prostitution ring in Bangkok, 16 arrested

    ATPD uncovers prostitution ring in Bangkok, 16 arrested

    The Thai Anti Trafficking In Persons Division (ATPD) made a significant breakthrough in their mission to combat illegal activities, apprehending 15 undocumented male workers from Myanmar and a Thai massage shop owner in the bustling district of Wang Thonglang, Bangkok. This incident took place within the confines of the bustling Lat Phrao shopping complex on March 30. A tip-off from…

  • Business NewsIllegal migrant labour and sex work challenge Thailand’s tourism

    Illegal migrant labour and sex work challenge Thailand’s tourism

    Migrant workers, who have illegally entered Thailand by taking advantage of visa-free privileges, continue to pose a challenge in the country’s tourism sector, particularly within the sex industry. This issue has led to calls from operators for the government to legalise sex work. A recent confrontation between Filipino transgender women and their Thai counterparts in Soi Sukhumvit 11, Bangkok, has…

  • Thailand NewsPattani police crack down on cross-border migrant smuggling

    Pattani police crack down on cross-border migrant smuggling

    Authorities in Thailand detained a man from Pattani province on charges of orchestrating the illegal transport of migrant workers into the country, subsequently facilitating their clandestine journey into neighbouring Malaysia. The Immigration Police disclosed the arrest of a 56 year old man named Abdullah, in the district of Nongjik, following a concerted effort to dismantle a human smuggling network. The…

  • Crime NewsCargo caper: Hidden migrant workers in household goods truck foiled in Bangkok

    Cargo caper: Hidden migrant workers in household goods truck foiled in Bangkok

    The illegal transportation of migrant workers into Bangkok was recently foiled by highway police. A truck, which was seemingly moving household items, was intercepted, revealing nine Myanmar migrant workers hidden within the cargo. Investigations are underway to establish the full extent of this smuggling operation. Today, highway police in Ayutthaya, led by officer Paphinwit Udomphorn, continued their operation against the…

  • Crime NewsDriver arrested for smuggling 13 illegal Myanmar migrants in Songkhla

    Driver arrested for smuggling 13 illegal Myanmar migrants in Songkhla

    A driver has been arrested for the fourth time in Songkhla for smuggling illegal migrants from Myanmar into Thailand. The driver, Aphiwatthana, was apprehended along with the 13 migrants he was transporting in his sport utility vehicle. The arrest took place at the Khuha intersection in the Rattaphum district, following a police pursuit along a highway. Upon questioning, the 46 year…

  • Crime NewsThai police target traffickers sending workers to South Korea

    Thai police target traffickers sending workers to South Korea

    The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) of the Royal Thai Police is intensifying its efforts to investigate websites run by companies with the aim of deceiving Thais, known as “little ghosts,” into working in South Korea illegally. The ATPD has been investigating the websites operated by these firms since South Korea’s partial reopening after the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. Sarut…

  • World NewsTaxi driver abandons illegal migrants after blowout

    Taxi driver abandons illegal migrants after blowout

    A taxi driver in West Thailand panicked and fled after a tyre on his pickup burst carrying 33 illegal migrants. Police reported they want to talk to the driver and have launched a search for him. The Thai driver fled after a left rear tyre burst leaving 33 illegal migrants from Myanmar abandoned in a pickup truck in Muang district…

  • Thailand NewsCrackdown on human trafficking as Thailand tries to upgrade its ranking

    Crackdown on human trafficking as Thailand tries to upgrade its ranking

    Thailand is to get tough on people smugglers, according to deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon in a Bangkok Post report today. The government aims to upgrade the country’s 2022 ranking in the US Trafficking in Persons Report, after being downgraded to the Tier 2 Watchlist in this year’s report. Being given a Tier 2 Watchlist ranking means a government is deemed…

  • World NewsOfficials to get tough on people smugglers, use MoUs to bring workers in legally

    Officials to get tough on people smugglers, use MoUs to bring workers in legally

    The labour minister says people smugglers face arrest and having their assets seized as part of a crackdown on migrant workers being brought into Thailand illegally. Since Thailand’s re-opening to international tourists, border officials have seen an increase in the number of illegal migrants attempting to cross into Thailand to secure work. Suchart Chomklin says the criminals running people-smuggling operations…

  • Crime NewsBurmese, Cambodian jobseekers caught entering Thailand illegally

    Burmese, Cambodian jobseekers caught entering Thailand illegally

    Unscrupulous people smugglers are taking advantage of Burmese and Cambodian workers who are desperate to find employment in Thailand. With the re-opening of the country to international tourism, migrant workers are paying illegal brokers to secure employment and transport into the kingdom. The Bangkok Post reports that yesterday, police in the western province of Kanchanaburi arrested 97 Burmese nationals who…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand renews crackdown on illegal migrants ahead of re-opening

    Thailand renews crackdown on illegal migrants ahead of re-opening

    Thailand is cracking down on illegal migrants and those who smuggle them into the country, as authorities try to prevent imported Covid-19 infections. The Defence Ministry says over 30,000 illegal migrants have been intercepted and deported since the beginning of the year. According to a Bangkok Post report, the number arrested continues to rise as the country prepares to re-open…

  • World NewsHealth officials point to Thailand’s porous borders as biggest “Indian variant” threat

    Health officials point to Thailand’s porous borders as biggest “Indian variant” threat

    Thailand’s health officials say the Kingdom’s porous borders pose the greatest risk in terms of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19 being imported. Prasit Watanapa from the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital says there is a distinct possibility the highly contagious variant, currently wreaking havoc with India’s healthcare system, could be imported by migrants slipping into the country illegally.…

  • Crime NewsPolice step up border patrols and checkpoints, arresting 49 illegal migrants today

    Police step up border patrols and checkpoints, arresting 49 illegal migrants today

    Police are stepping up border checkpoints and patrolling as 49 more illegal migrants from Myanmar are arrested today. In the North, Trairong Piewpan, deputy commissioner of Provincial Police Region 6, says checkpoints have been set up along the roads, waterways and natural foot trails in an effort to block all possible channels for illegal border crossings from Myanmar. In Songkhla, a…

  • Thailand NewsPatrol at Thai-Myanmar border arrest more than 200 migrants over the past 4 days

    Patrol at Thai-Myanmar border arrest more than 200 migrants over the past 4 days

    More than 200 migrants have been caught illegally crossing the Myanmar border into Kanchanaburi over the past 4 days. Many of the Burmese people detained by border patrol officers say they were coming to Thailand for work and had paid off brokers to set them up with jobs. Due to the influx of migrants crossing the border, provincial authorities called…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment clamping down on illegal migrants in effort to curb Covid-19

    Government clamping down on illegal migrants in effort to curb Covid-19

    The Thai government is coming down hard on illegal migrant workers and their employers, in an effort to curb imported cases of Covid-19. The Bangkok Post reports today that the Labour Ministry has created 6 teams to focus on the issue of illegal workers and the bosses who hire them. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin says the teams have been tasked…

  • World NewsBurmese migrants arrested after wading across border river

    Burmese migrants arrested after wading across border river

    13 illegal Burmese migrants are under arrest today after being caught allegedly trying to enter Thailand through a bordering river. The job-seekers, one with a child, were arrested in the Sangkhlaburi district of Thailand’s western Kanchanaburi province this morning. Villagers first spotted the migrants while they were in the river and notified the local officials, soldiers and police to investigate…

  • Thailand NewsThailand blocks natural borders following Myanmar coup, bounty for human traffickers increases

    Thailand blocks natural borders following Myanmar coup, bounty for human traffickers increases

    With thousands of Burmese people expected to flee to Thailand following the military coup in Myanmar, Thai immigration police say they have blocked at least 7 natural border passageways. Thai immigration police chief Sompong Chingduang says he estimates around 400,000 Burmese migrants are looking to enter Thailand, adding that the bounty for the arrest of human traffickers has increased. “We…