Nearly 300 undocumented Burmese citizens arrested on Thai – Burma border within two months
August 28, 2025
HURFOM: In July and August, 2025, the Thai authority arrested nearly 300 undocumented Burmese citizens who tried to enter Thailand at the border of Kanchanaburi District, Thailand and Three Pagoda Pass area, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State, Burma.
According to a Kanchanaburi based news agency, 115 undocumented Burmese citizens were arrested in July and 179 were arrested in August, 2025.
Young men and women, children and elderly persons were included in the 294 persons arrested. The ongoing political crisis and limited livelihood options has forced people to attempt to enter Thailand.
“They didn’t know that the Thai authorities had tightened the border security. They just believed what the brokers told them. But the brokers don’t take any responsibility when they are arrested. They paid a huge amount of money for transportation fees,” said a Three Pagoda Pass resident.
From January to August, 2025, nearly 1,500 undocumented Burmese citizens who tried to enter Thailand illegally were arrested as the Thai Border Guard Force tightened security along the Thai – Burma border.
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