The owner of a truck transport company in Chiang Mai was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly trying to coerce a university student to have sex with him in return or not posting nude photos of her on Facebook. Pol Col Pongpipat Nanthawisut, deputy inspector of Mae Jo police, said Bancha Tayama, whose truck business is […]
An ethnic Lahu family of six is under arrest in Chiang Mai after allegedly handing over 15 kilograms of crystal meth and 170,000 methamphetamine pills to undercover police. Chiang Mai police chief Pol Maj Gen Pichet Jiranantasin told reporters on Monday morning those arrested were Anuthin Namma, 31, Paiya Namma, 30, Natae Ja-ur, 48, Patiphan […]
CHIANG MAI, Jan 23 (TNA) – The northern province of Chiang Mai has been shrouded in haze as the tiny dust particles have increased to an unhealthy level in many areas. Haze can be seen from Doi Suthep, a scenic point on the mountain, overlooking the Chiang Mai city. Full story: tnamcot.com TNA
A 71-year-old man is believed to have killed his 26-year-old lover, a married woman, before hanging himself in Chiang Mai on Monday, police say. The bodies of Sompong Chuenjai, 71, and Sasithorn Ruantha, 26, were found in the man’s townhouse in Ban Praewa village in Tambon Tonpao, San Kamphaeng district on Monday evening. Full story: […]
Eleven people were hurt when a song thaew and a car collided on a road to Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai province on Friday. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Provincial Office said the hired song thaew was carrying tourists from Songkhla province and the car held two Chinese tourists. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS
CHIANG MAI, Jan 14 (TNA) – Thailand opens a visa and work permit service center in Chiang Mai province to facilitate foreigners who wish to work in northern region of the country. Single Window for Visa and Work Permit is opened at Immigration Office of Chiang Mai under a collaboration of the Labor Ministry’s Department […]
A 54-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her 51-year-old lover to death on Saturday night in Chiang Mai province after she reportedly accused him of seeing another woman, provincial police deputy chief Pol Colonel Piyapan Pattarapongsin said on Sunday. Alcohol drink-stall vendor Lamyong Chandaeng was accused of stabbing her lover Suparp Saengkham in […]
Relatives and friends of 28-year-old TV host and stylist Jatupat “Centimetre” Khemnak and 30-year-old “Next to Normal” store manager Supakit Kerdsam collected their bodies from Maharat Nakhon Chiang Mai Hospital’s morgue on Thursday for religious rites. Jatupat and Supakit were killed when their Honda CRV collided with a Toyota and plunged into a roadside canal […]
