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Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
Monday 15 September 2025 02:57 PM
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta acknowledged today (Sept 15) its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.
Myanmar’s poll result due end of January
Myanmar’s poll result due end of January
Friday 12 September 2025 10:25 AM
NAYPYIDAW: An official from Myanmar’s junta-stacked election commission said yesterday (Sept 11) that the results of its upcoming and widely disputed national poll were expected by the end of January next year.
Myanmar man caught running illegal Phuket Town restaurant
Myanmar man caught running illegal Phuket Town restaurant
Friday 5 September 2025 09:22 AM
PHUKET: A Myanmar national has been charged with illegally operating a small restaurant staffed entirely by Myanmar nationals following an inspection by local officials.
5.4 earthquake off Myanmar felt in Bangkok
5.4 earthquake off Myanmar felt in Bangkok
Friday 22 August 2025 10:30 AM
BANGKOK: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected near the southern coast of Myanmar and felt in several parts of Bangkok yesterday morning (Aug 21).
Phuket employers educated on migrant worker labour law
Phuket employers educated on migrant worker labour law
Wednesday 20 August 2025 05:45 PM
PHUKET: Local authorities have stepped up efforts to ensure businesses employing migrant workers comply with Thai labour laws, hosting a major training session for employers and related agencies in Phuket today (Aug 20).
Myanmar junta sets election date despite raging civil war
Myanmar junta sets election date despite raging civil war
Monday 18 August 2025 03:49 PM
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta said today (Aug 18) that long-promised elections will start on Dec 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
Worker seriously injured after leg caught in shrimp pond propeller
Worker seriously injured after leg caught in shrimp pond propeller
Thursday 7 August 2025 09:51 AM
PHANG NGA: A Myanmar worker was seriously injured after his leg became trapped in the propeller shaft of a water aerator at a shrimp pond in Takua Thung District yesterday (Aug 6).
Man arrested for rape and filming unconscious victim
Man arrested for rape and filming unconscious victim
Tuesday 5 August 2025 05:56 PM
PHUKET: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Phuket for allegedly raping and filming a Myanmar woman while she was unconscious, police have confirmed.
Love triangle turns deadly in Karon stabbing
Love triangle turns deadly in Karon stabbing
Thursday 3 July 2025 01:16 PM
PHUKET: Two Myanmar nationals have died after a violent knife fight erupted over a suspected love affair near an employee dormitory opposite Karon Police Station late last night (July 2).
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in junta jail
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in junta jail
Thursday 19 June 2025 11:29 AM
YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention today (June 19), serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life.
Three Myanmar nationals arrested for working illegally at Downtown Market
Three Myanmar nationals arrested for working illegally at Downtown Market
Friday 23 May 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have arrested three Myanmar nationals for working without the proper authorisation at a mobile phone shop in the Talat Nuea area of Phuket Town.
Phuket officials schooled on education rights for migrant children
Phuket officials schooled on education rights for migrant children
Sunday 18 May 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket officials were given firsthand training this week on the rights of migrant workers’ children to free education in Thailand, and on how to bring them into the formal education system.
Charges imminent in Bangkok building collapse
Charges imminent in Bangkok building collapse
Thursday 8 May 2025 09:09 AM
BANGKOK: Police are preparing to charge engineers and state audit officials for their roles that contributed to the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok during the Mar 28 earthquake.
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
Friday 2 May 2025 02:39 PM
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials marked National Labour Day 2025 yesterday (May 1) with the event ‘Labourers for the Light’. raising more than B150,000 to support the construction of the province’s first government cancer centre at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Accused Thai nominees in collapsed-tower builder held in custody
Accused Thai nominees in collapsed-tower builder held in custody
Wednesday 23 April 2025 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: Three Thai men suspected of being nominees for a Chinese state-owned construction firm, a major partner in the collapsed state audit building, were arraigned in court yesterday (Apr 22).
Wanted: Industry figures brand migrant workers ‘vital’ for Phuket
Wanted: Industry figures brand migrant workers ‘vital’ for Phuket
Saturday 12 April 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Amid a campaign by officials targetting Myanmar migrant workers on the island, and amid much derision against foreign workers in comments online many Thais, several key local industry figures have come to the defence of Phuket’s migrant workforce, saying plainly that the development of Phuket relies on foreign workers, mostly from Myanmar, to fill labour shortages in industries vital for the island.
Quake-hit Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit
Quake-hit Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit
Thursday 3 April 2025 10:31 AM
MANDALAY: The head of the Myanmar junta is expected to travel to Bangkok today (Apr 3) for a regional summit, six days after the country ruled by his armed forces was pummelled by a devastating earthquake.
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
Sunday 30 March 2025 10:16 AM
MYANMAR: Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday (Mar 30) searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in Myanmar.
Phuket raids target Myanmar worker camps
Phuket raids target Myanmar worker camps
Thursday 27 March 2025 04:52 PM
PHUKET: Phuket officials have conducted a series of raids targeting Myanmar workers under the banner of an “ongoing effort to crack down on illegal immigration and uncover any unlawful activities”. 
Thai border security measures to intensify amid criminal threat
Thai border security measures to intensify amid criminal threat
Monday 24 March 2025 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: The government is intensifying border security measures amid the rising threat of transnational crimes.

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