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Laos’ Golden Triangle SEZ tries to clean up its act, as Thailand gets tough

February 16, 2025

Move appears to be a response to crackdown on call-centre gangs on Myanmar border

Record meth seizures in East, Southeast Asia last year

May 29, 2024

East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said in a new report Tuesday. It traced their source largely to the cross-border region known as the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet.

Businessman She Zhijiang questions government motivations behind his persecution in connection with Yatai Zone

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023

Two private companies are building similar cities near Thailand - Laos’s GoldenTriangle Economic Zone, with a casino opened by Chinese businessman Zhao Wei; and Yatai Zone in Myanmar, opened by Chinese businessman She Zhijiang. She Zhijiang, currently imprisoned in Thailand and appealing the Thailand government’s decision to extradite him to China, questions why China government is singling him out for persecution.

Drug trafficking via Golden Triangle on the radar

TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023

A joint delegation comprising Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the UN visited the Thai-Lao-Cambodian border to assess the situation of drug trafficking in the region.

Alleged Golden Triangle drug kingpin Zhao Wei denies ‘Tuhao’ links

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2022

Zhao Wei, an alleged Chinese crime boss based in the Golden Triangle, has rejected accusations he is involved with Chainat “Tuhao” Kornchayanan, who police suspect of running criminal enterprises in Thailand.

Chiang Rai opens glass skywalk at Golden Triangle of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022

Visitors to Chiang Rai are getting bird’s-eye views of the famous Golden Triangle after the northern province opened its latest tourism attraction. The glass platforms and bridges of Pha Ngao Skywalk offer 360-degree views of the meeting point of three countries – Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

Laos opens Bokeo international airport road for Golden Triangle zone

FRIDAY, JULY 08, 2022

Laos has constructed a 5-kilometre four-lane road to connect the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone to Bokeo International Airport, making access to the zone much easier. The road is now open to the public, according to the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.

Thai jobseekers warned against working illegally in Laos SEZ

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022

The Thai Embassy in Laos has warned jobseekers not to work illegally in a special economic zone (SEZ) in the Golden Triangle across the Mekong River from Thailand’s northernmost Chiang Rai province.

Golden Triangle SEZ asks for more workers

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021

Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone developers in Bokeo province have asked the province’s Covid-19 taskforce to ease the procedures around the importing of workers, so that operations can take place with less disruption.

Synthetic drugs on the rise, Somsak admits

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has acknowledged an increase in the use of illegal drugs, especially synthetic drugs, in the region.

Chinese mastermind behind Lao casino heist arrested

MONDAY, AUGUST 05, 2019

No province is free from drugs: Prajin

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

Prevention of smuggling key to solving problem, says ONCB chief.

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