BANGKOK, 19th February 2017 (NNT) – The government is keen to list a popular tourist destination in Chiang Mai as a World Heritage Site. Amidst myriad tourist destinations known to travelers, the Pha Chor Canyon or Grand Canyon of Thailand is one of the oldest and is believed to be millions of years old. Full […]
CHIANG MAI – Five foreign tourists who bought tour packages from Bangkok to Chiang Mai complained they were left stranded at a petrol station in this northern province and found that 80,000 baht in cash was missing from their bags. Police went to Bangchak petrol station Chiang Mai-Lampang Road in Saraphi district after being told […]
CHIANG MAI, 5th February 2017 (NNT) – The Chiang Mai Flower Festival, the 41st of its kind, has drawn many Thai and foreign tourists to the famous northern city over the weekend. Launching in style, the 41st Chiang Mai Flower Festival is one of the top three events held in Chiang Mai every year, behind […]
An inaccurate report in the social media about tourists feed sheep at Mon Nong Kae scenic point near Doi Pha Tang in Doi Inthanon national park in Chiang Mai has prompted park officials to ban the herding of sheep near the scenic point to prevent public criticism against the park. Mr Rung Hirunwong, chief of […]
CHIANG MAI — A 3.5-magnitude quake shook Mae Wang district of this northern province at 8.17am on Thursday, and was also felt on Doi Inthanon. No damage was reported. The Seismological Bureau said people on the top of Doi Inthanon mountain in Chomthong district reported feeling the quake, which also rattled goods in local shops. […]
THE WARM HEART Foundation is seeking donations for a Bt1-million project to eliminate 9,640 kilograms of smoke from the air over Chiang Mai during the agriculture fire season. The “Stop the Smoke!” campaign is the first step in the foundation’s five-year plan to eliminate 50 per cent of the smoke. It is also challenging Chiang […]
CHIANG MAI, 22nd January 2017 (NNT) – Various agencies in Chiang Mai have jointly held their annual culture festival in Omkoi district to boost the economy and raise public awareness of the importance of culture conservation. The recently-concluded festival took place at Omkoi Subdistrict Municipal Stadium. The event, now in its fourth year, featured cultural […]
CHIANG MAI — A one-minute video showing an ambulance carrying a patient trying to enter a hospital and being deliberately blocked by a pickup truck overtaken earlier has gone viral on social media. The video was posted on Facebook by Chomrom Khon Kuphai Jangwad Chiang Mai club (club of rescuers in Chiang Mai province). The […]
