Fishermen bringing small boats to petrol pumps to fill up amid jerrycan ban
FISHERMEN in southern Satun province have resorted to transporting small boats on motorcycle sidecars to fill up at petrol pumps amid a ban on selling oil in jerrycans, TV Channel 7 and Workpoint News said today (Mar. 14). Many filling stations have limited cars to a maximum of 1,000 baht worth of oil and […]
Read MoreMyanmar releases 4 Thai fishermen, 3 Filipinos
MYANMAR’S State Planning and Administration Council sent a letter to the border authorities of Dawei district late last night (March 27) notifying that the sentences of four Thai fishermen and three Filipinos have been reduced and waived and they are now to be deported, Thai Rath newspaper said early this morning. The four Thai […]
Read MoreThailand hopeful four fishermen still jailed in Myanmar will soon be freed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FOUR THAI fishermen were not yet released today (Dec. 4) from prison in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township across the shared border from Ranong, police said. The Thai crewmembers of trawlers who had been arrested on maritime infringement charges by Myanmar authorities in the southern border township on Nov. 30 and […]
Read MoreCaptured fishermen not among 151 Thais released on Myanmar Independence Day
By Naewna and AP – published by Yahoo!News ALTHOUGH Myanmar released 151 Thais today (Jan. 4) in marking its 77th anniversary of independence from Britain the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy in an attack on Thai trawlers on Nov. 30 and now sentenced to four to six years in jail were not […]
Read More4 fishermen detained by Myanmar likely to be freed on Jan. 4
FOUR THAI FISHERMEN currently detained in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township would probably be freed early next month, said Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Dec. 17). Phumtham said he has been unofficially informed of the probability of the Thai fishing boat crew members being released from detention from the Myanmar southern coastal township on […]
Read MoreThai fishermen jailed in Myanmar will be pardoned: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy in an attack on Thai trawlers on Nov. 30 and now sentenced to four to six years in jail will be pardoned while confirming “good news” is still likely in the New Year, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 16). A […]
Read MoreFour Thai fishermen’s freedom from Myanmar only a matter of time
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ANTICIPATED RELEASE of four Thai trawler crew members currently detained in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township is only a matter of time, concluded Thailand’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsang today (Dec. 7). The army general said the freedom of the Thai fishermen awaited since the last few days is […]
Read MoreMyanmar authorities still to release four Thai fishermen
MYANMAR authorities did not release the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by its patrol boats on Thai trawlers today (Dec. 6) as earlier confirmed leading to the Thai team having waited in vain to receive them and then withdrawing to their base, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Images had emerged showing […]
Read MoreFour Thai fishermen to be released today: Myanmar envoy
MYANMAR Ambassador to Thailand Chit Swe said the four Thai fishermen captured in an attack by Myanmar navy patrol boats on three Thai trawlers last Saturday would be released today (Dec. 5), Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said. The envoy added that they would be released at around 5 p.m. but his country’s […]
Read MoreFour Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar are safe: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn confirmed late afternoon today (Dec. 3) that the four Thai fishermen captured by Myanmar navy patrol boats which attacked Thai trawlers on Saturday are safe, TV Channel 7 said. The Foreign Ministry has submitted a letter to Myanmar government and received confirmation of their safety. Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has negotiated […]
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