The Latest Breaking News from Tak

Governor checks up on refugee care

TAK: Local authorities have been visiting displaced people sheltering close to the border to follow up on efforts to manage refugees after clashes between ethnic groups and the Myanmar military flared up last week.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

5,000 cross border to Tak after clashes

Over 5,000 Myanmar people have crossed the border to seek refuge in Tak province's Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts after clashes between ethnic groups and the Myanmar military continued for a second day.

Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2023

Residents flee fighting in Myanmar

TAK: More than 1,000 people fled across the border into Tak's Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts on Thursday as fighting continued nearby between Myanmar government troops and Karen fighters.

Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2023

Hmong family of 5, including 3 children, murdered

TAK: A Hmong family of five, including three children aged between three months and ten years, were found dead in a remote plantation in Wang Chao district on Wednesday morning.

Bangkok Post · Feb 9, 2023

Toddler saved from deep well, 18-hour overnight rescue

A 19-month-old girl who fell down a narrow well was finally lifted to safety after an 18-hour overnight rescue at a cassava plantation in Phop Phra district of Tak province.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

Hunt for fugitives after foiled gold shop robbery

The police hunt continued on Friday for the remaining two of the four robbers who fled under gunfire during the failed holdup of a gold shop in Muang district of Tak on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Dec 9, 2022

Gold shop owner shoots one of four robbers

A gold shop owner shot and wounded one of four men trying to rob his business in Muang district of Tak on Thursday afternoon. Another man was arrested and two others fled.

Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022

Ancient log site eyed as tourism hotspot

A plan is afoot to develop the site of the world’s longest petrified log in Tak province into a world-class geological tourism destination, according to the government.

Bangkok Post · Sep 17, 2022

Taking the casino punt

Bitter contention over legalising casinos in the kingdom may be closer to a resolution than many people think with the release of a report citing overwhelming public support for the idea.

Bangkok Post · Aug 14, 2022

Not human, but humane

Kati posted photos of herself in four provinces -- Tak, Trat, Satun and Ubon Ratchathani -- on the same day. Meanwhile, Wunni appeared in an ad with short hair, and the next day, she was in a commercial with long hair.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1, 2022