111 Thai nationals freed from Myanmar but 10 face charges

A total of 111 Thai nationals stranded amidst Myanmar‘s violent conflict found their way back home to Chiang Rai.

The return of the Thai citizens, orchestrated by the Thailand-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC), marked the fourth group to be repatriated, tallying up to 179 individuals.

Amidst the gripping rescue, however, a shocking twist unfolded at the Second Friendship Bridge in Mae Sai. Ten of the returnees, setting foot on Thai soil, were immediately slapped with arrest warrants for their alleged involvement in criminal activities, including online scams.

Colonel Thula Zaw Win Soe, the Tachileik strategic force commander leading Myanmar’s TBC, expressed pleasure in aiding the Thai repatriation, emphasizing the effort to mend ties between both nations’ armies. On the Thai side, Colonel Natee Thomsen, head of the Thap Chao Tak Taskforce…