Here are the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees
A career diplomat, a social entrepreneur, and a human rights defender are the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees
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Four men arrested in Kamphaeng Phet while taking Chinese woman to Myanmar
KAMPHAENG PHET, Thailand – Police have arrested four Thai men after a Chinese woman abducted from a hotel in Bangkok escaped from a car while being taken to Mae Sot district in Tak province on the Myanmar border, fleeing with her hands still bound with cable ties as they passed through Kamphaeng Phet province. Chinese […]
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Myanmar Mortar Fire Injures Four in Thai Border Village
TAK – Intense fighting between Myanmar military forces and anti-junta resistance groups spilled across the border into Thailand overnight and into Monday, injuring four people and damaging several homes in Tak province. Multiple heavy weapons rounds, including 60-millimeter mortar shells, struck Mae Kon Kaen village in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, less than one kilometer from […]
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Police Raid in Kamphaeng Phet Uncovers Overstaying Africans
A police raid in Kamphaeng Phet province on December 11 led to the detention of 15 African nationals found overstaying their visas, following an alert from an African embassy about a group allegedly confined in a local house. Authorities located the individuals—including four Namibians and one Zimbabwean—unharmed at a property in Thepnakhon subdistrict. Thirteen Africans […]
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Bangkok Police Detain Four Myanmar Nationals Over Airport Drone Activity
BANGKOK — Thai police have detained four Myanmar nationals and confiscated ten drones following a series of unauthorized flights near Suvarnabhumi Airport, officials announced on Tuesday. The arrests come amid heightened security alerts over suspicious drone activity around the kingdom’s main aviation hub. Residents Report Suspicious Drone-Like Objects Near Suvarnabhumi Airport Police conducted a raid […]
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Thai Woman Injured in Cross-Border Shooting at Disputed Tak Frontier
TAK – A Thai woman was shot and wounded by Myanmar military personnel while illegally crossing back into Thailand through a contested border zone in Tak province, an incident that has sparked local concern over the use of force. Myanmar Mortar Fire Injures Four in Thai Border Village The victim, a resident of Mae Sot […]
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Four Myanmar Men Beat American Man to Death in Bangkok Following Romantic Dispute
BANGKOK – Four Myanmar nationals have been arrested for the fatal beating of a 55-year-old American man in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district on Monday evening, in an incident police say stemmed from a prolonged romantic dispute. Officers from Bang Mod Police Station were alerted to a violent assault in Soi Suksawat 26 at approximately 6 […]
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Myanmar Worker Douses Colleague in Petrol, Sets Him Alight and Beats Him to Death in Samut Prakan
SAMUT PRAKAN – A 23-year-old Myanmar construction worker has been arrested after allegedly dousing a fellow worker in petrol, setting him on fire, and beating him to death at a workers’ camp in the early hours of February 17, 2026. Four Myanmar Men Beat American Man to Death in Bangkok Following Romantic Dispute Police at […]
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Myanmar Stray Bullets Hit Thai Homes in Mae Sot, Troops Fire Warning Shots
TAK — Thai troops fired warning shots after stray bullets from fighting in Myanmar crossed the border into Mae Sot district on March 31, injuring a Myanmar worker and alarming residents along the frontier. Myanmar Mortar Fire Injures Four in Thai Border Village The incident occurred at approximately 4:10pm, according to Maj. Gen. Maitree Chupreecha, […]
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Body of Myanmar National Recovered at Base of Cliff on Koh Larn
PATTAYA — A 28-year-old Myanmar national has been found dead after apparently falling from a cliff on Koh Larn, a popular tourist island off the coast of Pattaya in Chon Buri province, with authorities estimating he had been dead for at least 72 hours before his body was discovered. Foreign Paraglider Entangled in Power Line, […]
