A Hongkonger who has been stuck in Thailand after being released from a scam farm in Myanmar will fly home on Monday, before Lunar New Year. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Saturday that members of his bureau’s task force had met the 29-year-old man the night before.
Electricity cuts loom in Myanmar border areas as Thailand targets fraud operations
YANGON: Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is prepared to cut power to certain Myanmar border towns in an effort to disrupt online fraud operations, according to the Bangkok Post.
Husband of wife found dead detained in Thailand
Police in Thailand have detained the British husband of Lamduan Armitage, the Thai woman whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales more than 20 years ago. Walkers discovered her half-naked body in a stream near Pen-y-ghent in 2004 and she remained unidentified for 15 years until her family saw a BBC News report and came forward.
China calls on Thailand, Myanmar to crack down on cross-border telecom fraud with strong measures
China hopes that Thailand and Myanmar will crack down on cross-border telecom fraud with strong measures and never allow criminals to go unpunished, a Chinese foreign ministry official has said.
Couples wed in a riot of colour as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
In the 2019 election which returned Thailand to civilian rule after five years under a military government, a new reformist party called Future Forward, which fully supported equal marriage, did unexpectedly well. They won the third-largest share of seats, revealing a growing hunger for change in Thailand.
Thailand and China to Set up Coordination Centre to Combat Scam Call Networks
Thai police said on Friday that a coordination centre would be set up at the national police headquarters in Bangkok and Chinese authorities plan to set up another one in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, which borders Myanmar’s Myawaddy, a major hub for the scam call centres.
Billionaire Charoen’s Asset World Building $475 Million Hotel, Shopping Complex In Bangkok
Asset World—controlled by Thailand billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi—is investing $475 million to develop a mixed-use property in Bangkok’s Chinatown to tap on the country’s tourism boom.
Thailand same-sex marriage law takes effect: “Every love is the same”
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples in Thailand get married as the country’s landmark marriage equality law comes into effect.
Hundreds of couples marry in joyful scenes as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage: ‘Today we will become one’
Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many who have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force
5 things to know for Jan. 23: Immigration, School shooting, California wildfires, winter storm, Thailand marriage equality
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