11 Thais detained in Mae Sot for entering country illegally from Myanmar

[rooster59]

11 Thais detained in Mae Sot for entering country illegally from Myanmar

By THE NATION

 

 

Eleven Thai nationals face prosecution after they were allegedly found illegally entering the country from Myanmar by border officials in Tak province on Saturday.

 

They were found by soldiers and border patrol police in Mae Sot district.

 

The Thai nationals crossed the border with their belongings, officials said. They reportedly confessed later that they worked as staff in an online casino business in Myanmar’s Myawaddy city.

 

The 11 were tested for Covid-19 and placed in a government quarantine facility. They face prosecution after the quarantine period.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397955?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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[Shuya]

Dirty farangs never shower and bring COVID to Thailand! Oh wait... 

[Kwasaki]

What stupidity a Thai wanting to get back to Thailand without a C19 check. 

[Ireland32]

4 hours ago, Shuya said:

Dirty farangs never shower and bring COVID to Thailand! Oh wait... 

quit beating that horse to death , Stop it , my god how many times to repeat it Geezus 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The 11 were tested for Covid-19 and placed in a government quarantine facility. They face prosecution after the quarantine period.

500 baht & a wai?

[CorpusChristie]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

500 baht & a wai?

 

   The joke doesnt really fit in with this story, you should only tell the joke when serious crimes are committed , like murder or something 

[Traubert]

5 hours ago, Shuya said:

Dirty farangs never shower and bring COVID to Thailand! Oh wait... 

If that sticks in your craw, is there a reason?

[hotchilli]

5 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

 

   The joke doesnt really fit in with this story, you should only tell the joke when serious crimes are committed , like murder or something 

Since when did you become my manager? 

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Since when did you become my manager? 

 

  Site protocol 

[anterian]

Is a Thai entering Thailand illegal, or is the offence avoiding quarantine?

[Scouse123]

16 minutes ago, anterian said:

Is a Thai entering Thailand illegal, or is the offence avoiding quarantine?

 

 

I would say both.

 

There are legitimate ways to enter any country, they have favoured the route used by illegals.

 

The problem is compounded with the Covid19 restrictions, which they have chosen to disregard.

[KhaoNiaw]

39 minutes ago, anterian said:

Is a Thai entering Thailand illegal, or is the offence avoiding quarantine?

They might have left illegally, meaning that they would also be forced to return illegally.

[IAMHERE]

Looks like 11 Thi's that don't have the money for  14 day quarantine in an approved hotel. Pretty much a case of timing being wrong; 50 years ago nobody would've cared.

[Iron Tongue]

If they worked for an online casino, why would they need to leave Myanmar?  I'd imagine that business would be booming right now.

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

If they worked for an online casino, why would they need to leave Myanmar?  I'd imagine that business would be booming right now.

For reference (LCB);-

 

"The basic situation for online gambling in Myanmar, previously Burma, is that it's technically illegal. However, for all practical purposes, there are no regulations."

 

Perhaps, like Cambodia, illegal online gambling is now being enforced. Even Thailand is now smashing online gambling establishments as many of you may have read. In Cambodia, many thousands of Chinese lost jobs and returned home, and this was before the Covid-19 pandemic.

[sammieuk1]

Disappointed there is no vinyl board and a Pol-Maj-Gen to point a stick at ????