Officials of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided three houses in Chiang Mai province on Thursday (March 8) and seized about 1.5 million fake food supplement pills and about 100,000 tablets of fake weight loss medication. DSI deputy director-general Pol Lt-Col Korrawat Panprapakorn said that the three houses – one in Saraphi district and […]
The housing project now under construction at the foot of Doi Suthep-Pui national park in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district has been legally approved and is not located in forest area, president of the Court of Appeal Region 5 has confirmed. Chiang Mai-based environmental groups have been opposing the housing project for years, suspecting that […]
Two women on vacation in Chiang Mai from California, have been arrested and their passports are being held after they were allegedly caught trying to exchange counterfeit dollars at a money changer. M. E. and D. P. landed in the country on Feb.16 and were planning a month long vacation through Thailand and Cambodia. Full […]
An American tourist was found hanged in a room at a Chiang Mai hostel on Thursday night in what police believe to be a suicide. The tourist was identified as S. F., 38, from Oklahoma. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
CHIANG MAI, 17th February 2018 (NNT) – Thais of Chinese descent and tourists are flocking to the China Town Festival in Chiang Mai to celebrate Chinese New Year. Held in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Chiang Mai’s China Town Festival includes Chinese puppet shows, cultural performances, lion and dragon dances, a beauty pageant, and […]
Chiang Mai citizens yesterday called for the suspension of the Highway 11 expansion project after accusing contractor of felling century old trees, and unprofessional removal of the trees. The call was made during a meeting among the local people’s network and academics in Chiang Mai after Peepal trees were cut and removed unprofessionally by contractor […]
The owner of a popular cat cafe in Chiang Mai has urged cat lovers to visit before the venue closes in early April. Thatsaran Wisutthimak, the owner of Because of Cats cafe, said she will be closing on April 6 because the leasing contract will expire. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
A chartered van taking tourists to Doi Ang Khang ran off the road and flipped, injuring the driver and seven tourists on Monday morning, officials said. The Pha Muang Taskforce in Chiang Mai’s Fang district was alerted to the accident at 9.30am. Troops were sent to help the accident victims at kilometre marker No 22 […]
