Thai women workers tricked into working in special economic zone Triangle have been rescued. At around 4:30 pm on March 17, Chiang Kai-shek Governor Sivichai Nan, on behalf of the Governor of Chiang Rai Province, and Lieutenant Colonel Manuwat visited the Chiang Khong Immigration Office.
After being lured to work as a scammer at the Kings Romanes Casino within the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Tonpheung District, Bokeo Province, they contacted the Chiang Rai Provincial Office for help on March 14. After receiving help, the group warned Thai job seekers not to be fooled by online persuaders to go to work inside the Kings Romans Casino because the venue was full of scams.
A Thai woman who was tricked into going to work as a scammer told a local reporter in Chiang Rai on March 17, 2022:
" She said she was happy not to go back. Do not be fooled by job seekers posting on Facebook because the inside is completely deceptive. It's not true at all. They gave me 1,000 yuan. ”
Initial inquiries revealed that the three Thai workers had been smuggled in to work as scammers at the Kings Romans's casino illegally and did not know exactly when. However, what happened to the three of them was similar to that of the 15 Thais who were lied to before the floods, forced to work as scammers, did not pay the agreed salary of 30,000 baht per month, had to stay in crowded and dirty places, were forced to work overtime, were not allowed to work overtime.
Authorities in Bokeo province have coordinated with the Labor Triangle Special Economic Zone Management Triangle to provide more assistance to Thai workers and warn them not to allow Thai workers to enter Laos illegally.
An unnamed official told RFE / RL on March 18, 2022:
" Three people came out and saw three Thai people who did not have documents yet. They went inside again. How can they get them? How can they not come in with the correct documents? How can people get in and out? ”
According to a report by the Governor of Khiang Hai Province on March 17, 24 Thai workers were deported to work with Thailand from March 10-17, some of them with the help of coordination between the Governor of Chiang Rai and the Governor of Bokeo himself.
While the ambassador's the Thai Embassy, the country he has been reported that the Thai and foreigners, many were lies to work within the theocracy special Golden Triangle Tonpeung province with the likes of the Social Media Online or the solicitation of broker a Thai who claimed to have paid high-security, with accommodation and food for free, but on the Thai settled and travel to the country will be forced to sign a contract with a foreign language, forced to work there, as agreed in the first place is forced to deceive and defraud property other characters annoying, for Center Club (Call Center), the sour summer night and a prostitute who can not follow orders or do not go as expected, it threatened to be assaulted, detained or restricted freedom confessed, seized documents identification Resell to another broker.
Therefore, the Thai Embassy in Laos issued Proclamation No. 10/2565 dated 14 March 2022 to warn Thais, especially those living within the province bordering Bokeo, not to be deceived and to fall victim to the work in the special province. Is barred from entering Laos and may be subject to the laws of Laos, which carry a prison sentence and a fine while being tried and detained.
To this day, many Thai workers who have been tricked into working as scammers inside the Kings Romans Casino and have been harassed in various matters have contacted the Thai Embassy in Laos for help.
An unnamed official told RFE / RL on the same day:
" He said that people are always asking for help, not just the Golden Triangle, but many other things as well. There are a lot of things that can be done," he said. ”
After the announcement of this version, many Laotians questioned why the local media in Laos did not publish such news and why the Lao authorities continued to allow such incidents to continue despite the large number of victims appearing and urging the emergency services and emergency services to help the victims. As one Facebook user put it. The Lao people do not see the warning to the general public, but still let the search for people to attract people to go again until Thailand came out to warn its own citizens.
In the past, some Lao workers have been lured to the police for help, but most of the time, the matter has been kept quiet because the relevant authorities have not tried to investigate in order to provide assistance.
As a wealthy Vientiane resident was lured to work as a gamer at the Kings Romanes Casino, she said:
" He used to say that he used to coordinate with the police, but the police gave him the answer, but the information was not enough, but in Laos, whoever survived is a survivor. If we coordinate with the police, if our information is not enough, they will not respond. ”
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Seven youths arrested in Rangoon sentenced to death
A military tribunal has sentenced seven young men to death in Rangoon on March 18 on charges of murder, including a young girl arrested in Rangoon.
Among them are Yangon Division; Daw Hla Hla Than, a high school teacher in East Dagon Township, was convicted on November 5 in connection with the murder of four youths, including three youths in Hlaing Tharyar Township.
19-year-old Ma Song Le Pyae (b) Zu Zu; Zaw Lin Tun; Mya Htay Ko and Aung Kaung Khant were charged by the Military Council with the death of Daw Hla Hla Than, a high school teacher, and sentenced to death by a military tribunal on March 17 under Section 302 (1) (b) of the Penal Code.
Similarly, Saw Kaung Myat (b) Phyo Maung Maung; Ko Ye Naing (b) Ko Ye and Ko Phyo Kyaw Zin were sentenced to death by a military tribunal on March 17 after the military council accused them of killing the head of a house in Hlaing Tharyar Township.
And Saw Kaung Myat (b) Phyo Maung Maung; Phyo Kyaw Zin; Ko Ye Naing (b) Ko Ye was attacked with grenades. Section 50 (a) of the Anti-Terrorism Law was passed by a military tribunal on charges of carrying out the bombings. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 50 (i) of the Penal Code.
The junta has sentenced Nyein Myat to life in prison under the Anti-Terrorism Law.
Daw Hla Hla Than, a teacher from East Dagon Township, was arrested on November 5 last year in North Okkalapa. He was shot three times and died at the corner of Thudamma Road and Nwe Ni Road.
On November 6, three youths, including Ma Song Le Pyae, were arrested by the military council.
KCSN says there are nearly 200,000 war refugees in Karenni State
The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) said on March 16 that a total of nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by fighting between the military council and Karenni armed groups in Kayah (Karenni) State.
KCSN Deputy Resident Officer Ruby told RFA that most of the refugees were from Demawso Township due to the airstrikes by the military council.
"It simply came to our notice then. This includes taking into account the already displaced refugees. They repeatedly attacked refugee camps. "Most of them are more in Demos."
According to the KCSN, more than 190,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Karenni State since March after the military coup.
In the two weeks from February 28 to March 13, the military council said that there were 10,000 refugees fleeing the airstrikes in Demawso Township and about 10,000 in Phekone Township.
The People's Defense Forces withdrew on February 24 after the military council launched a full-scale offensive on the capital.
Pado Du, east of Dimso; What about Daw Plaw? Residents of Dotadar and Htee Po Kalo villages are fleeing the fighting, and a total of more than 10,000 people are being evacuated from all the villages east of U Khuribet in the eastern part of Dimawso Township, according to a refugee aid worker in Dimawso Township.
According to the KCSN, more than 20,000 people have fled the fighting in Loikaw, where heavy fighting broke out in the first and second weeks of January.
In the first two weeks of March, 12 civilians were killed, bringing the total to 235 since the military coup, according to the KCSN.
The KCSN has been collecting information from local media outlets as well as the Free Burma Ranger.
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