Wang Kelian case: 4 Thai men charged with smuggling Myanmar migrants

Four Thai men were separately charged at the Sessions Court in Kangar today with smuggling of migrants involving two Myanmar nationals at Bukit Wang Burma, Wang Kelian, Padang Besar between 2013 and 2015.

The four men - Jehpa Lapi-E, 56, Somphon A-Dam, 51, Arun Kaeofainok, 30, and Amree Nesalaeh, 58 - nodded in understanding when the charge was read out by the court interpreter before judge Musyiri Peet.

However, no plea was recorded as the offence under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 is...