A mild 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sansai district of Chiang Mai before noon today with people in several district including Chiang Mai town reporting feeling of brief tremor. The Seismology Bureau of the Meteorological Department said today that the earthquake struck at 11.18am with the epicentre of the tremor 2 kilometres deep underground in Sansai […]
Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his transvestite girlfriend in Chiang Mai’s Jom Thong district on Wednesday night. Police said the man was arrested in the morning but withheld his identity pending further interrogation prior to filing charges. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Chiang Mai International Airport officials said 81 flying lanterns fell on to the runway on Friday night and early Saturday. Loy Krathong revellers in Chiang Mai floated the lanterns as part of their long-held Yipeng tradition. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Several airlines have cancelled altogether 90 flights to and from Chiang Mai Airport during the Loy Krathong Festival on Nov 3-4 out of safety concerns, Tinnagorn Choowong, vice-president of the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) revealed on Nov 1. Mr Tinnagorn said the cancellation of flights is a precaution against possible air accidents from the […]
The temperature on top of Doi Inthanon mountain plunged three degrees to 6 degrees Celcius early on Tuesday, the Doi Inthanon park chief said. On Monday the temperature at the top of the popular tourist attraction was 9C, but it was recorded at 6C on Tuesday morning, said Rung Hiranwong, chief of the Doi Inthanon […]
A Bailey Bridge was installed between Ban Huy Thong and Ban San Pu Loei in Chiang Mai’s San Pa Tong district on Friday to temporarily replace the four-lane 52-metre-long one that had been destroyed by a flash flood on Tuesday, said Department of Highways chief Thanin Somboon. The installation of the 60-metre-long metal frame bridge […]
Chiang Mai police on Monday arrested two Chinese women who allegedly used fake passports to sit for a TOEFL exam on behalf of paying clients. Jing Su, 22, and Jiang Jiang Xuan, 26 – the spellings a transliteration of their names from Thai as police heard them – were charged with using fake passport and […]
A Chiang Mai temple which is taking care of about 700 abandoned children and orphans has appealed for urgent donations of sanitary napkins for girls. The Donchan Temple in Moo 2 in Tambon Tha Sala of Muang district said most Buddhist followers do not make merit by giving napkins to monks, so the temple is […]
