A Thai national was arrested by police at a money exchange in Tachilek, a border city in Eastern Shan State on Tuesday afternoon for trying exchange his fake US dollars for Thai baht.
The blaze engulfed eight nearby houses, two Chinese-made motorbikes, four generators and nearly 700 baskets of paddy. The fire also made 34 people from eight households homeless.
No one was injured after a 10-wheeled truck caught fire in Taninthayi Township on Monday night. The 10 wheel truck bound for Mawtaung, a border town from Taninthayi Township caught fire at milepost 14/2 on near Yayphyu Village at about 10 p.m. on 11 March.
Three people were injured after a light truck crashed into a brick wall near mileposts 712 and 713 on the Mongphyat-Tachilek Road in Mongphyat Township, Eastern Shan State on 11 March.
