CHIANG MAI: Fifteen more job seekers and two guides from Myanmar were arrested after they crossed the border into Thailand in Fang district shortly before dawn on Saturday. A patrol from the Pha Muang Task force spotted a group of 11 men and four women walking along the border in tambon Mae Ngon around 5.30am […]
CHIANG MAI: Twenty Myanmar nationals were arrested for illegal entry by rangers under the Pha Muang Force in Mae Ai district in the small hours on Sunday. Maj Gen Narit Thawornwong, the Pha Muang Force commander, said a Nissan pick-up was stopped at about 1.30am for a search at the Huay Khok Mu checkpoint by […]
CHIANGMAI, Nov 4 (TNA) – More than 50 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested in the northern province of Chiang Mai just after they walked across the border into Fang district. Police and soldiers rounded up 36 illegal Myanmar migrants while they were hiding near the Huai Ngu reservoir. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
CHIANGMAI – The minister of public health is addressing the worrisome COVID-19 situation in Chiang Mai, which is one of the tourism pilot areas that will see further relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions and plans to check on the situation in person next week. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said he […]
Two inmates at Chiang Mai Central Prison have been infected with the Alpha Plus variant of Covid-19, according to the provincial public health office. Both cases were detected late last month. Meanwhile, the governor advised schools that are due to provide on-site learning when the new semester begins on Monday to postpone reopening for two […]
Due to recent surges in COVID-19 cases, Chiang Mai international airport has adopted an 8-step protocol, to make sure arriving passengers are safe, which may mean a delay of 2-3 hours before passengers are allowed to leave the airport following disembarkation. The enhanced health screening process will be able to handle up to 100 passengers […]
A malfunctioning air pollution sensor has produced a false reading of PM2.5 dust levels in the atmosphere of Chiang Dao district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai. It reported 1,358ppm on Thursday, alarming the district’s residents. Atthaphol Charoenchansa, director-general of Pollution Control Department, said today (Saturday) that the actual reading on that day was […]
CHIANG MAI: The field hospital in this northern province is adjusting to admit more Covid-19 patients with moderate symptoms instead of only people with no or mild symptoms as local case numbers are on the rise again. The site at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre had 1,500 beds for so-called green-coded patients, […]
