CHIANG MAI: Forest runoff, triggered by hours of heavy rain overnight, washed away sections of a road and a bridge under construction on the Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai Road in Doi Saket district, forcing drivers to find alternate routes. Police and officials from other agencies on Saturday inspected the damaged sections from kilometre makers 32 to […]
CHIANG MAI: A combined government force seized 800,000 methamphetamine pills and 10 kilogrammes of heroin and arrested eight suspects in Fang district on Monday night, Pha Muang Force deputy commander Col Narit Thavornwong said in a press conference on Tuesday. The force included soldiers from the 4th Cavalry Regiment and police from the 3rd Division […]
CHIANG MAI, June 15 (TNA) — Local people and tourists flocked into the Chiang Mai Zoo as it reopened today after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Free admission is available for visitors until the end of this month. Full story: mcot.net TNA
CHIANG MAI: Two men and a woman were arrested in Fang district early Saturday after 14 million speed pills were found hidden in one of two vehicles used for drug smuggling. The arrests came after local police set up road checkpoints after receiving a tip-off on Friday evening that drugs would be smuggled into the […]
CHIANG MAI(NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, together with people from various sectors, have planted ironwood trees to help restore fire-ravaged forests in the northern province of Chiang Mai. At Doi Suthep forest area in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district, Gen. Prawit today launched a project to encourage Thai people to contribute […]
CHIANG MAI (NNT) – As people and businesses are now adapting to the New Normal, a market at Chiang Mai University has opened the “New Normal Marke” with social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while providing free retail space for vendors affected by the pandemic. Chiang Mai University’s Kad Angkaew market opens […]
CHIANG MAI (NNT) – Hotspots have continued to aggravate the forest fire situation in Chiang Mai. The Disaster Relief Center, of the 33rd Military Circle, has dispatched military officers to patrol forest areas to prevent and extinguish forest fires throughout Chiang Mai province. The Disaster Relief Center, of the 33rd Military Circle, has been cooperating […]
CHIANG MAI, March 27 (TNA) – A bushfire in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park in Thailand’s northern Chiang Mai province has caused air pollution 20 times above safe limit. The PM2.5, particulate matter of 2.5 microns or lower, rose to 925 micrograms per cubic meter at an air quality station in Chiang Mai University Friday morning. […]
