{
  "id": 634419,
  "title": "24 illegal workers arrested at Chinese data centre project in Rayong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/24-illegal-workers-arrested-at-chinese-data-centre-project-in-rayong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3300500/24-illegal-workers-arrested-at-chinese-data-centre-project-in-rayong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rayong officials arrested 24 illegal migrant workers at a Chinese-run data centre construction site on Tuesday. The workers were from Myanmar and China, and were operating at an over 100 rai plot in Village 6, Ban Chang district. Police conducted a raid on the site, finding more than 400 people living and working in a camp there. Some of the workers fled, jumping into a nearby canal. Twenty of the arrested workers were Myanmar nationals and four were Chinese. Their immigration and work documents were found to be invalid, leading to legal proceedings being initiated against them at the Ban Chang police station. Three unnamed contractors were also accused of hiring the foreign workers without proper permits. The former owner of the site, previously a golf course, stated he had no involvement in the illegal employment. Local residents had raised concerns about the project's impact, but Ban Chang district authorities found no evidence of encroachment on a public canal last week. An official land survey is planned to verify the project's boundaries.",
  "summary": "RAYONG - A raid on illegal migrant workers netted 24 Myanmar and Chinese nationals at the construction site of a Chinese-run data centre on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}