Residents of nine northern provinces choking on hazardous air pollution might soon find refuge in Chiang Mai – at a downtown convention centre equipped with air purifiers as well as air conditioners. It’s the latest idea from Chiang Mai Governor Supachai Iamsuwan, who’s under attack for his administration’s perceived failure to ease the smog situation. […]
CHAING MAI, March 14 (TNA) – Chiang Mai University has closed for two days until tomorrow and some airlines cancelled flights as haze crisis worsens in the northern region. The particulate matter was measured at 123 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m) on average in the past 24-hour reading in Chiang Mai’s provincial seat, which almost […]
The northern tourist city, Thailand’s second city, was ranked the number 1 air-polluted city with a 209 air quality index score on airvisual.com, before the air then worsened to an AQI of 234 around noon. Meanwhile the Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported the average 24-hour level of PM2.5 dust particulates had reached dangerous heights in […]
CHING MAI. March 7 (TNA) – Tourist police in Chiang Mai city hold an emergency drill to improve tourist safety. Emergency response teams and other agencies also participated in the drill at the ancient gate of Tha Pae on Wednesday. Full story: tnamcot.com TNA
CHIANG MAI — Police on Friday charged a traditional Thai masseuse with grievous bodily injury for allegedly causing a client to have a miscarriage. The pregnant 26-year-old went into shock after receiving a massage at a shopping mall in January in Chiang Mai province. She’s remained hospitalized in a coma ever since, but police said […]
Chiang Mai and Lampang on Friday were choking on “code red” air pollution with PM2.5 levels above 90 micrograms (mcg) per cubic metre of air, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). Northern and northeastern provinces also cited PM2.5 levels beyond the Thai safety limit of 50 mcg. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Chiang Mai police arrived in time to save a university student from drowning after she jumped into the Ping River to try to commit suicide on Tuesday night. Col Piyaphan Phattarapongsin, deputy Chiang Mai police chief, said it was reported that a woman might be committing suicide at the Nakhon Pink Bridge in Tambon Chang […]
CHIANG MAI, Feb 9 (TNA) — Five Nigerians and their Thai wives, arrested earlier in Malaysia on charges of swindling money from about 100 victims, on Saturday were sent to jail in the northern province of Chiang Mai, police said. The five couples, according to police, used Facebook to contact the victims and the Nigerians […]
