A group of 24 alleged drinkers were caught red-handed at the rooftop of a bar in the Mueang Chiang Mai district today, September 5th, after allegedly violating the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee by gathering to drink alcoholic beverages. At the raid, 24 alleged party-goers and a bar owner were spotted, according to police, drinking alcohol […]
CHIANGMAI (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revealed that Chiang Mai may have to postpone the start of its tourism reopening program, from next month to October, due to vaccination concerns. TAT deputy governor Thanet Phetsuwan said the province’s “Charming Chiang Mai” tourism program may need to be postponed because COVID-19 vaccination […]
With the high season less than two months away, Chiang Mai is poised to reopen to international tourists in October but is taking a different approach to the Phuket sandbox, with tourists required to travel through sealed routes via package tours. While Phuket opened to independent tourists as the island achieved vaccination rates of more […]
CHIANG MAI: Two teen drug couriers have been arrested and more than 250,000 speed pills seized following a clash with a military task force in Mae Ai district on Saturday afternoon. Soldiers from the Pha Muang task force deployed to Doi Laem in tambon Mae Ai to keep a close watch on drug smuggling spotted […]
BANGKOK, July 20 (TNA) – Chiang Mai Communicable Disease Committee ordered the closure of pubs, bars and other entertainment venues, effective today after the number of Covid-19 cases had increased. The order also applies to karaoke shops, massage parlours, bowling alleys, billiards halls, game and internet cafes. Sport stadiums, fitness centers and gyms are allowed […]
In Chiang Mai, 36 Thais and foreigners were arrested on Sunday night, after being spotted drinking alcohol after 9pm at a restaurant on Moon Muang Road in Muang district, police said. A shop owner was also captured. They all face charges for defying local lockdown orders. Yesterday, Chiang Mai reported 46 new cases, bringing the […]
Officials in Chiang Mai have been hard at work learning from Phuket’s “Tourism Sandbox” model so the northern province can also reopen to fully vaccinated tourists. Phuket is preparing to open its doors to vaccinated visitors on July 1 and tourism-dependent Chiang Mai wants to follow suit a month later. Full story: Bangkok Post Panumet […]
A website for Covid-19 vaccination registration in Chiang Mai opened for foreigners on Thursday, while vaccinations for migrant workers has kicked off in Phuket. Chiang Mai’s provincial permanent secretary, Kanok Sriwichainan, on Thursday announced that foreigners, who haven’t registered for the Covid-19 vaccination via the Mor Prom app, can now register via the Kampang Wiang […]
