CHIANG MAI — Fire fighters were maintaining a close watch over the remains of a large forest fire that caused severe damage to more than 290 rai of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park overnight before being brought under control, provincial forest fire operations centre chief Pongpawat Yaiwongkorn said on Monday. Some earlier media reports had suggested […]
CHIANG MAI, 27 April 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and government officials have traveled to Chiang Mai Province to follow up on the implementation of key government policies. At 7:30 am on April 27, the Prime Minister, along with the Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paochinda and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Gen […]
CHIANG MAI, 19 April 2016 (NNT) – The smog situation in Chiang Mai Province has exceeded normal levels for the fourth consecutive day, prompting authorities to strictly monitor all areas for forest fires and the burning of agricultural land. The level of small dust particles in the province has ranged between 159-183 micrograms per cubic […]
CHIANG MAI — A foreign man was arrested and fined 100 baht today in Chiang Mai for violating the junta’s ban on indecent dress while splashing water during the first day of Songkran. At the time of arrest the man was shirtless and carrying a water gun. Read more: khaosodenglish.com By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Chiang Mai police on Sunday agreed to clear sidewalks of signboards that depict a senior officer surrounded by subservient women that were set up to promote the Songkran spirit and traffic discipline after numerous complaints. Many people said the images contradicted the printed message and questioned the true intention of the police. Read more: Bangkok […]
A Chiang Mai woman who posted a photo of herself showing a thumbs-up for a red plastic water bowl, a Songkran gift from Thaksin Shinawatra, was charged with breaching the sedition law, an offence carrying a jail term up to seven years, but was allowed bail. Anon Nampa, a member of the Thai Lawyers for […]
CHIANG MAI, 27 March 2016 (NNT) – Four waterfalls in the northern province of Chiang Mai has become parched amidst the prolonged drought crisis. This year’s drought crisis is said to be the worst in a decade. Water in Huay Kaew, Sai Yoi, Wang Bua Ban, and Mon Tha Than waterfalls has completely dried up. […]
CHIANG MAI:– A Thai woman out drinking with a British man in Chiang Mai Sunday morning walked back into the condo she was staying in, went up to the seventh floor and jumped to her death, reports Thaivisa News. Police and medical personnel rushed to the garden at the back of the classy condo in […]
