Thirteen Myanmar workers on Tuesday filed a complaint with police, accusing a Myanmar woman of swindling them each out 10,000 baht for promised alien identification cards and visa extensions she failed to provide. They were led by Me Tu, 53, and accompanied by lawyer Krisda Trisanputtachart when they filed their complaints with Samrong Tai police […]
Myanmar’s Migrants Face Discrimination Amid Surging COVID-19 in Thailand
January 11, 2021 by
Less than a month after Thailand’s leaders blamed Myanmar migrant workers for the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon’s wholesale seafood market, discrimination has become a part of Myanmar migrants’ daily lives in everything from transportation to banking. Ever since Dec. 17 when a 67-year-old Thai vendor working in Mahachai’s shrimp wholesale market tested positive […]
Border Gate Forced to Open as Myanmar Migrant Workers Leave Thailand Amid COVID-19
March 25, 2020 by
Mae Sot, Thailand/Myawaddy, Myanmar – Thailand and Myanmar were forced to open the second Mae Sot-Myawaddy Friendship Bridge after thousands of migrants workers flocked to Mae Sot to return to Myanmar on Tuesday, despite the COVID-19 restrictions. The governments had announced closing the border on Tuesday to restrict the movement of people to contain the […]
Blockchain-based fintech company Everex signs deal with Krungthai Bank, SHWE Bank
April 8, 2019 by
Everex, blockchain-powered digital remittance platform, announced that it has signed an agreement with Thailand-based Krungthai Bank and SHWE Bank from Myanmar. The deal will see the three entities jointly introduce a cross-border, blockchain-powered money transfer services between Thailand and Myanmar. The new service is called “Krungthai Bank and SHWE Bank Remittance powered by Everex”. This […]
New marine breeding zones in Twante, Yangon to accelerate GDP growth
July 28, 2017 by
The plan will be implemented in the Twante and Yangon areas, he said at the meeting with the vice president and businesses. “The current government is very much interested in the fisheries sector. The sector can contribute immediate benefits for faster GDP growth. So, negotiations are underway to implement a special fisheries project in Twante […]
Blockchain startup Everex secures seed funding and seeks more in token sale
July 27, 2017 by
Singaporean fintech startup Everex has just raised US$500,000 in seed funding from Chinese industrial conglomerate Holley Group. It hopes to add a substantial sum to that figure from its token sale, which kicks off today. Everex has developed an Ethereum blockchain-based online payments suite, which comprises cash transfer and micro-lending services, as well as an […]
Migrant workers fear impact of Mae Sot economic zone
October 21, 2015 by
The development by the Thai government of a special economic zone at Mae Sot, which is intended to improve trade and communications between Thailand and Myanmar, could have devastating consequences for local inhabitants. These include an estimated half a million Myanmar migrant workers living just across the border in Thailand. The proposed SEZ has a […]
