Myanmar
Myanmar-Thailand news, covering immigration policies, trade relations, and border security updates.
- Crime News
Police arrest 13 illegal Cambodian migrants in Sa Kaeo border province
Police have arrested 13 illegal Cambodian migrants in the Sa…
- Covid-19 News
Covid task force calls for extension to Thailand’s emergency decree
Thailand’s Covid-19 task force is advising the government to extend…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today | Visa amnesty, sealing Burmese border, Thai airways creditors | September 24
Latest update for September 26 deadline of visa amnesty. Deadline…
- World News
Thailand seals its 2,000 kilometre border with Myanmar
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control remains on alert, and patrols…
- Covid-19 News
Teen near the Thai-Myanmar border tests positive for Covid-19
A Burmese teenager who lives near the Thai-Myanmar border tested…
- World News
Myanmar’s Covid-19 spike causes mass lockdowns as Thai authorities scramble to seal the border
Myanmar is currently suffering a wave of Covid-19, causing concern…
- World News
Burmese child contracted Covid-19 while crossing the border, report says
The 2 year old Burmese child, who tested positive for…
- Covid-19 News
Myanmar reports 15 new Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours
Myanmar has reported 15 new covid-related deaths over the past…
- World News
Border patrol volunteers catch 2 Chinese men who allegedly sneaked across the border
Tak Immigration police arrested 2 Chinese men who allegedly crossed…
- World News
Trucks lining up at border checkpoint after Myanmar imposes cross-border quota
Over 600 trucks are stranded at the border between Thailand…
- World News
Burmese child with Covid-19 was in Ayutthaya before leaving Thailand
Note: Previous reports from various news outlets say the Burmese…
- Covid-19 News
10 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine
10 new Covid-19 cases, including a 1 year old girl,…
- World News
Covid-19 testing units to be stationed along Thai-Myanmar border
In an effort to prevent a second wave of Covid-19,…
- World News
Thai-Myanmar border blocked with barbed wire, security increased due to Covid-19
Prachuap Khiri Khan border patrol say they’ve closed the Thai-Myanmar…
- World News
Police arrest 14 Laotian migrants for allegedly crossing the border
Border patrol police arrested 14 Laotian migrants who allegedly crossed…
- World News
Tak immigration officials arrest 30 Burmese migrants and Thai driver
Immigration police in the northern province of Tak have arrested…
- Covid-19 News
Myanmar locksdown parts of Yangon as Covid-19 cases spike
Myanmar is responding to its sudden spike in cases by…
- World News
Thailand tries to seal land borders to prevent migrants bringing virus into country
Officials have ordered all provinces bordering Myanmar to increase patrols…
- World News
23 Cambodians found in Thai forest after allegedly crossing the border
Nearly 2 dozen Cambodians were found in a forest near…
- World News
Deserters from Burmese military confirm Rohingya massacres
2 army deserters from Myanmar have testified on video to…
- Northern Thailand News
2 Burmese nationals arrested while crossing river into Thailand
Border forces have arrested 2 Burmese nationals as they were…
- World News
Tak hospital doctor pleads for medical supplies to treat Burmese Covid patients
A hospital doctor in the northern province of Tak has…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 restrictions are back in Phang Nga
Coronavirus restrictions are being reimposed in the southern province Phang…
- World News
Chinese nationals caught crossing the border
Border patrol officers arrested 6 Chinese nationals who allegedly crossed…
- Pattaya News
Burmese man seriously injured after violent attack in Pattaya
A Burmese man has been hospitalised in Pattaya after being…
- Northern Thailand News
Concerns over Covid surge in Myanmar prompt increased security at Tak border
The northern province of Tak has stepped up security along…
- Economy News
Government’s economic task force meets to discuss job creation, “Phuket Model”
The government’s Covid-19 economic management team meets today, with a…
- World News
Hua Hin schools close after students get fever, families crossed Myanmar border
Class is cancelled for a week at 2 schools after…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand is prepared for a 2nd wave of the coronavirus, health officials say
Thailand is prepared for a second wave of the coronavirus,…