A Chiang Mai man was arrested on Tuesday night allegedly trying to smuggle 100,000 methamphetamine pills to the city from the Myanmar border. Police at a checkpoint in Mae Ai district had signalled for a motorcyclist to stop but he sped off. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand and a popular tourist destination, saw the mercury plunge to 6 Celsius degree on Friday morning. National Park chief Rung Hiranwong said it was the first time since summer that the temperature had dropped that low, although it was much to the pleasure of visitors who got up […]
A bus passenger in Chiang Mai’s Chiang Dao district was shocked when he realised that he had been talking to a dead man for more than an hour in a bus shelter early on Thursday. The unnamed passenger only discovered he was sitting beside a lifeless body when the morning broke. Full story: The Nation […]
BANGKOK, 14th September 2018 (NNT) – The World Heritage Committee has given its approval to proposals to acknowledge cultural heritage sites throughout Chiang Mai, which is to submit a request for UNESCO World Heritage status this September 30. Khun Sirikitiya Jensen led the drafting of an action plan for the development and preservation of historic […]
CHIANG MAI: About 200 police raided the Night Bazaar market in Muang district late Wednesday night and seized about 27,000 pirated products with an estimated combined market value of 30 million baht. Starting about 10pm, police searched 25 outlets at the most famous shopping centre of the northern province. Full story: Bangkok Post CHEEWIN SATTHA […]
A Chiang Mai ladyboy and her friend have been arrested for allegedly luring a Chinese tourist to have sex, but then snatching his backpack and fleeing with his cash. Pol Colonel Piyaphan Phattarapongsin, deputy commander of Chiang Mai police, led the two Thai suspects to re-enact their alleged crime near the Ping River pier in […]
Border Patrol police engaged in a shootout with drug traffickers in Chiang Mai on Thursday night. At least one of the bad guys was wounded, but all eluded capture. The police had to settle for a haul of 4.4 million methamphetamine pills and 97 kilograms of crystal meth. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
CHIANG MAI: A 45-year-old Australian national has been found dead inside a condominium unit in Muang district of this northern province. Police and forensic officers from the Phu Ping station rushed to the One Plus condominium on Khan Khong Chonlaprathan Road after being alerted on Friday afternoon, Thai media reported. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK […]
