Chiang Rai News
Migrant Workers in Chiangrai Thailand
Migrant workers queue at the immigration checkpoint in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district after completing their nationality verification and receiving a passport.
Chiangrai News Press Release
Fourteen people sat in the room, each with a different background, but each with the same goal-to return to Burma. I sat in silence, too nervous to break the silence of ice in the room, it smelled horrible body sweat, mold and cigarette smoke. The floor was dusty, the walls were damp and stained, and torn apart from a rusty sink, there were no facilities or furniture.
The room had no windows and no air conditioning, and was on the top floor of a cheap karaoke bar in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
It was late at night, and we were waiting for a driver of a smuggling network that was to take us north of the border between Thailand and Burma, where they cross illegally into Tachilek. Like me, most appeared to be Shan migrant workers, but some were Burman. About half were women. I figured that none of us had work permits, passports or travel documents, otherwise you would not have chosen this dangerous (and expensive) means of transport.
Most migrant workers in Thailand earn a salary of 3,000 baht and 9,000 baht per month [U.S. $ 100 to $ 300]. According to most data from non-governmental organizations in Thailand, at least two million Burmese living illegally in the country, most work in construction, agriculture or in factories.
The cost of the trip is 3,700 euros per person. The bus fare for the five-hour trip from Chiang Mai to Mae Sai only cost about 200 baht, but would face the police checkpoints along the route. No amount of money worth the risk. The traffickers know this, of course, is why they can charge as much as they do.
In fact, I have said the charges of smuggling 6. 000 baht to go in the opposite Mae Sai in Chiang Mai, the much higher price which reflects the higher number of checkpoints on the road from Burma.
One of the organizers, he finally reached the room and told us to go down. I whispered to everyone to be completely silent. The karaoke lounge is closed, but some of the girls sat around the bar. I noticed that some of them looked at us with an element of jealousy. They were probably Shan girls, hoping that might as well go home and see their families.
We got into a big jeep that was parked outside. Apart from the security for the driver, there were only four seats and luggage space in the back. We had to put 14 people in There was a newborn baby and an elderly woman who was about 70. That would be a very uncomfortable trip.
I thought fish paste. Apart from the smell that always reminds me of home, I remembered my grandmother so much time cutting and pressing many fish in a small saucepan. It felt like in this car.
I was relieved to see a pick-up, acting as escort was to accompany us, drive a few miles ahead and call the driver if there were roadblocks ahead.
The jeep had contaminated the windows so nobody could see inside. However, the air conditioning was not working and they quickly became very hot and smelly. I could hardly breathe.
Some of the passengers began to ask the driver to roll down the window, but he refused saying it was too dangerous. Indeed, one of the women vomited in the back of the car. The driver rolled down the window enough so he could breathe fresh air. The rest of us had to stand the smell, the heat and overcrowding. I tried to rest, but it was impossible. Finally, I sat there, overwhelmed, unable to see anything except the lights dipped and the Bluetooth light clipped to the driver’s ear.
The trip lasted about 5 hours. When we arrived at Mae Sai was 4 in the morning. The traffickers took us to a house far enough from the center of the town of Mae Sai. We were given blankets and told us to get some sleep.
Around 5 am, we woke up and was told that the bikes were parked outside the conductors. As I saw some of the group discussion with their drivers, as they had brought too much baggage, including electrical items and even a small fridge and LCD TV.
We went off the road, crossed a stream and headed to a truck that was waiting for us. We pile, and the driver took us down the bumpy road that leads to Tachilek. He left us without ceremony, on the outskirts of the city, and then removed. The group quickly separated from each went its own way to your destination.
For me, I still had a long way to go. But I breathed a sigh of relief that had made it through the border and took a deep breath to take in the morning air and the smell of cigars, nuts, fish paste and everything I said I was home.
By SAI ZOM HSENG
Police in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a 50 year old man after the threatened to rape a 20 year-old woman and the proceeded to murder her 2 and half month old baby.
Police with doctors from Wiang Kaen Hospital and the Chao Luang Wiang Kaen Welfare Association were summoned to the scene of the incident to a 2-story cement house, Village No. 2, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
On arrival they found Ms. Chanikarn, age 20, in a state of distress crying uncontrollably beside her 2 and a half month baby girl (Linlada) that was dead on the floor.
After calming Ms. Chanikarn, the child’s mother, said that at approximately 2:30 p.m she was out to collect diapers that had been dried in front of the house, while her 2 and a half month old daughter was sleep on the ground floor of the house.
She said she was suddenly approached by a Mr. Lee, about 40 years old, who lived on the opposite side of the road. He came towards her and grabbed her arm and threatened her saying if she didn’t sleeping with him he will go and kill his daughter.
Miss Chanikan refused and ran away, then Mr. Lee then walked into the house and grabbed Ms. Linlada’s leg, smashing the child’s head against the cement floor of the house. The infant died immediately.
Mr. Lee then just walked away and returned to his own home, leaving Miss Chanikan and her dead baby.
When police went to Mr. Lee’s home he immediately confessed killing the infant and was taken to Wiang Kaen Police Station for further questioning. Under caution he told police that he was sexually attracted to Miss Chanikan‘s and when her husband leave for work he took the opportunity to approach her.
He said when he saw her husband leave he crossed that road and found Miss Chanikan in the yard alone, he then threatened her to sleep with him, saying he would kill her child if she didn’t have sex with him. However when she refused he flew into a fit of rage walked into her home and murdered he baby. He said he was out of control with rage.
After killing the infant he walk across the street to his home and waited for the police to arrive. The police have charged him with premeditated murder and attempted rape. He is being held without bail at the local remand center.
Meanwhile, Miss Chanikan and her family were preparing a religious burial ceremony for the child.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.
On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.
His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.
Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, Assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Police/Deputy Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, has launched the operation ‘Bombing the Thieves’ Bridge’ in collaboration with the CAT Office, G., mobile phone network operators AIS DTAC TRUE NT, and local security agencies to cut the mobile phone signal and WiFi internet that criminals illegally use to deceive Thai citizens.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai stated that they will begin pressing the first action of the ‘Explosion of Thieves’ Bridge’ in Chiang Rai Province toward the thieves’ base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
The territory surrounding King Roman in Laos. King Roman is now a full-service entertainment destination with an airport that welcomes travelers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, he explained.
According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai, this operation will have no influence on honest people along the Thai border, and it will only target cyber criminals.
They will also increase the arrest and prosecution of unlawful service towers, such as SIM booths, which allow gangs register SIM cards to swindle the people. Dealing with criminal organizations of foreigners and Thais who band together to deceive and damage Thais.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) suspended more than three million SIM cards on July 16 because the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, in accordance with the NBTC’s measures to combat alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.
The names of the holders of 80 million mobile phone numbers used for mobile banking transactions did not match the names associated with the mobile banking accounts.
The NBTC would require mobile phone companies to authenticate SIM card holders and the names of their mobile banking accounts. The verification procedure is expected to be completed by the end of September this year.
In addition, the NBTC and Royal Thai Police have collaborated to combat illegal telecom towers throughout the country’s borders, disconnecting signals at 465 places, altering antenna direction at 470 towers, and dismantling antennas at 179 locations.
They are certain that the move will disrupt contact center gangs and other types of technology-based crime.
Other Chiang Rai News:
Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, shot and killed a 28-year-old man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete. The officer was slashed in the right leg with the machete.
According to police, the culprit, known only as Mr. Toon, had been harassing local villagers in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, threatening them with a knife and using violet insults.
The village headman arrived on the scene to try to calm Mr. Toon, but he was shouting hysterically and taking swipes at him with the machete, so he contacted the police.
When the responding officer arrived at the site about 9 p.m., he attempted to calm the man, but he instead assaulted the officer, slashing his right leg with the machete. In self-defense, the cop had to fire his gun at Mr. Toon, striking him in the chest.
Mr. Toon and the policeman were taken to Mae Chan Hospital, where Mr. Toon died of a gunshot wound. Pol Sgt. Sutthikiat Phanomphraisakul was released from the hospital after receiving numerous stitches for his injuries.
Local police received a tip around 9.30 p.m. yesterday that a guy was causing mayhem in the village. When authorities arrived, they discovered 28-year-old Toon strolling along a public road, holding a large knife and threatening people. Mae Chan district officials attempted to contain the incident.
During a search of Mr. Toon’s home, authorities discovered methamphetamine consumption equipment. Locals told authorities that the man was addicted to Yaba (Methamphetamine) and an alcoholic.
The authorities are conducting an inquiry to determine Toon’s motivations and whether any underlying issues contributed to his violent outburst.
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Chiang Mai Police Offer Cash Reward After Officer Killed
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/crime/chiang-mai-police-offer-reward/
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