Downtown Chiang Mai was hit by flash floods early Thursday following heavy rains overnight. Several roads were under 20 to 40 centimetres of water, forcing the proprietors of kerbside shops to move their wares to higher levels. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Police, soldiers and Interior Ministry officials gave chase to three drug suspects in Chiang Mai late Monday night but ended up with just their abandoned pickup and 400,000 methamphetamine pills. Tipped off by an informant, the team was staking out a border road location in Ai district when the pickup approached at high speed. Full […]
Chiang Mai police have arrested three Chinese men after they allegedly broke into a house in the northern province to steal. Pol Colonel Piyaphan Phattarapongsin, deputy chief of Chiang Mai police, said Wei Yi, 33, Wei Shanyao, 30 and Wei Quanfa, 23, were arrested shortly after they broke into a house in the Narasiri housing […]
CHIANG MAI — Three Burmese men were arrested Friday for the alleged rape of an American tourist in Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district. Police arrested the construction workers, identified only as Dam, Daeng and Noi, for allegedly gang-raping an American tourist Thursday night. Full story: khaosodenglish.com By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee Khaosod English
Opponents against judges’ housing project at Doi Suthep will hold a rally at Tha Pae Gate this coming Sunday (April 29) to convey a message to the judiciary about how the people of Chiang Mai think about the project. Organizers, led by Doi Suthep Conservation Network, today (April 25) sought permission from Chiang Mai police […]
A Chiang Mai woman who spent two nights in intensive care following a severe allergic reaction to medication is now sporting a truly life-saving tattoo on her upper arm – an English-language list of medicines to which she reacts badly, along with symptoms to watch for. Siri-on Kasuya, 32, of Hang Dong district also has […]
CHIANG MAI — Park rangers are searching Tuesday for an elderly Japanese tourist who went missing in a forest on Thailand’s highest mountain. Kinya Nakamura disappeared while hiking at Doi Inthanon with his son, according to local police chief Damnern Kan-ong. He was reported missing by his son at 1pm. Damnern believes 82-year-old Nakamura is […]
New judicial housing being built for the Region 5 office of the Appeal Court at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai province will be taken over for public use, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Thursday. Building work had been suspended and the parties involved would discuss the matter next Monday. […]
