CHIANG MAI (NNT) – Several meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are taking place in Chiang Mai, including the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Forestry Preparatory Meeting which kicked off today. Provincial police officers are deployed to meeting venues to provide safety. Police officers will ensure the safety of participating ministers, staff members, and […]
CHIANG MAI (NNT) – This year’s Spartan Race concluded on Sunday (14 Aug) in Chiang Mai province with the 5 km Spartan Sprint involving 3,000 participants and a total of 20 obstacles. The Spartan Race event, considered among the most brutal obstacle competitions in the world, ran from August 12-14 and was organized by Thailand […]
Rescue workers found the body of a Thai-Belgian tourist today (Sunday), who had fallen from a raft on the Taeng rapids in Mae Taeng district of the northern province of Chiang Mai on Friday. According to Pruek Nitikorn, the assistant headman of Muang Kid village, the body was found about 10km from where he fell […]
CHIANG MAI: A search continued on Saturday for a Belgian man who fell from an inflatable raft into the Taeng River during heavy rain while on a whitewater rafting trip with three friends on Friday. Chainarong Nantasai, the Mae Taeng district chief, was coordinating the search effort involving volunteers and divers at the site in […]
CHIANG MAI: Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Chiang Rai after one of them, a woman, allegedly shot and wounded a compatriot as they tried to extort 3 million baht from him at a house in Muang district of Chiang Mai. The three became involved in a heated argument around 2pm on Tuesday, said Pol […]
More than 2,000 police were deployed to provide protection for Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when he visited Chiang Mai province today (Wednesday), but the sheer force of both uniform and plainclothes officers failed to stop the protests. A small group of protesters gathered in front of Chiang Mai airport to protest Prayut’s visit to […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Authorities will travel to Chiang Mai province to check in on government projects and initiatives on Wednesday (29 June). According to Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, along with other cabinet members, will inspect progress on initiatives in the region, including tunnels transferring water to and […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Northern province of Chiang Mai has been chosen as the filming location for “The Bachelorette Japan Season 2,” which will premiere on Amazon Prime on July 7, 2022. The Tokyo Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) collaborated closely with YD Creation, the company licensed by Warner Brothers and Amazon […]
