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95 illegal Myanmar migrants caught sneaking into Thailand
KANCHANABURI police supported by soldiers rounded up 95 illegal migrants from last night to early this morning (Sept. 28) after they had sneaked in from Myanmar and were being taken for jobs in Bangkok, Rayong, Samut Sakhon and within Kanchanaburi itself with each of them having paid 15,000-30,000 baht to the smugglers, Naewna newspaper said …
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Thailand plans to reopen borders to foreign workers amid shortage
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia THAILAND plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said today (Nov 9), in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting its export and tourism-dependent economy. Pairote Chotikasathien, from the Ministry of Labour, said the rules …
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Almost 200 illegal migrant workers crossed over in one day
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (Sept. 29) that as many as 198 illegal migrant workers slipped across the border yesterday and so far 10 people who did so were found to be infected with Covid-19, TV Channel 7 said. Of these 198 illegal aliens 102 came from Myanmar, 43 from Cambodia, …
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Thailand logs 21,379 Covid cases as almost 2,000 transport workers fell sick
THAILAND posted the highest single day total of 21,379 new Covid-19 cases and 191 deaths today (August 6) with the Transport Ministry also reporting that 1,943 employees got infected from March 2020 onwards, Sanook.com and TV Channel 7 said. Of the large number of new cases, 20,895 were among the general public and 484 …
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Fake ambulance held with illegal Covid-infected Cambodian workers
A VILLAGE headman in Chanthaburi province helped seize a van disguised as an ambulance that was smuggling 14 illegal Cambodians from the border with five of them later found to be infected with coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (July 14). The bogus emergency vehicle had passed several checkpoints before being caught at …
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31 workers hospitalised after factory sprays strong disinfectant
AS MANY AS 31 workers at a factory in Ayutthaya province were rushed to the hospital this morning (July 12) after some of them fainted from fumes of too strong disinfectant sprayed in the complex to prevent the spread of coronavirus, TV Channel 7 said. Initially it was feared that a chemical leak had led …
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Six years a slave: Indian farm workers exploited in Italy
By AFP, published by The Straits Times Sabaudia, Italy – When Mr Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess” – but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured. For six years, he lived in what can only …
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Hundreds of migrant workers flee camp in Nonthaburi
A SECURITY guard at a construction workers camp in Nonthaburi said today (June 27) that hundreds of migrants workers had last night climbed over the fence and escaped the month-long lockdown of all such camps in Bangkok and four neighbouring provinces to prevent the spread of coronavirus starting tomorrow, Sanook.com said. Mr Ek, who is …
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Association slams camp closure,10 billion baht loss estimated
THE Thai Contractors Association under His Majesty the King’s patronage criticised the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) decision to close construction workers camps in Bangkok for a month pointing out that there are some key issues not addressed while industry-wide damage during this period is estimated to reach 10 billion baht, Siam Rath newspaper …
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Troops moving in to control Bangkok workers camps
TROOPS are coming into Bangkok today (June 10) to help police and officials control hundreds of construction workers camps across the metropolis to halt the movement of these workers and stem the current coronavirus wave that started on April 1, TV Channel 7 said. National Security Council Chief Gen. Nattapon Nakpanich, who is the …
Over 500 workers building new Parliament infected
IMMIGRATION officials today (May 24) went to a construction workers’ camp in Nonthaburi province where 519 out of 900 housed there and who are completing the new Parliament complex have been infected with coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com reported. Parliament has now stopped all construction work with building crews not allowed in. Parts of …
15 workers infected with Indian Covid variant, emergency extended
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said this afternoon (May 21) that many workers at a camp in Laksi district of Bangkok have contracted coronavirus with 15 of them infected with the Indian strain, Thai Rath newspaper said. He also stated that CCSA’s Management Committee agreed to extend the …
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Covid kills a dentist while 512 health workers are infected
THE current wave coronavirus outbreak has led 512 medical personnel becoming infected in 57 provinces with one dentist who was suffering from an underlying disease succumbing to the disease, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said the majority of the 512 medical workers infected …
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Does your husband see sex workers?
Escort, author and intimacy coach Samantha X explains exactly the kinds of men who visit sex workers – and it’s not always who you think. Every type of man sees sex workers. Normal, very every day, conservative men. Bosses, husbands, brothers, work colleagues … From tradies to CEOs, bankers to carers, men in wheelchairs to …
500,000 illegal migrants to be registered
Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin expects about 500,000 illegal migrant workers to be registered by the middle of February. The minister said on Tuesday that registration started on Jan 15, and since then 190,000 illegal migrants had applied. The special registration period for illegal Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar migrants is set to continue until Feb 13. …
Video clip of illegal aliens crossing into Thailand sparks fear online
ALTHOUGH governors of provinces bordering Myanmar have been told to step up control of natural crossings to prevent Myanmar job-seekers from slipping through, with the neighbouring country now hit by a second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, many of them continue trying to illegally get across, Sanook.com reported today (Sept. 6, 2020). The well-known Mor Lab …
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Condo scaffolding collapse kills two Myanmar workers
THE SUDDEN collapse of a section of the scaffolding at a high-rise condominium being built in Chonburi province led to two Myanmar workers dying on the spot and two other being injured, one seriously, INN News reported today (August 16, 2020). Pol. Capt. Suchart Charoensri, an investigator at Sansuk police station in this province, rushed …
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Thailand: 19 Myanmar returnees had recovered before going home
IMMIGRATION Police said today (June 23) an investigation of reports from Myanmar that some of the workers returning from Thailand were found to be infected with Covid-19 revealed that 19 of them had recovered from this infection before going home, INN News reported. Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang , head of the Immigration Bureau, said …
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Majority of departing Myanmar workers unlikely to return
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST MYANMAR migrant workers who have left Thailand for home across the border have been found unlikely to come back again for jobs. Suphaphimit Paorik, a deputy governor of Tak province, said today (May 28) up to three-fourths of 1,800-plus Myanmar nationals, who have recently departed Thailand via Mae Sot district …
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