Montfort College School in Chiang Mai should remove shark fin soup from the menu to be served at the school’s annual party next month, says a green advocate. The president of the Lanna Bird and Nature Conservation Club, Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, says he backs the concerns of a school parent who wrote to him saying she […]
CHIANG MAI — Murder has been eliminated by police as a factor in the case of a French national who fell from a balcony and died in Chiang Mai province last night. The 40-year-old man’s body was found floating at about 7am this morning in a fish pool at his apartment building, where investigators believe […]
NEARLY 100 domestic and international flights to Chiang Mai International Airport have been cancelled or postponed between November 24 and 26 over fears of passenger safety due the sky being littered with floating lanterns from the Loy Krathong Festival. The same concerns have seen flights cancelled or rescheduled at Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang Airport […]
A STARTLED elephant barrelled into a crowd of tourists at Chiang Mai Night Safari on Saturday, mowing down nine, who were offered lifetime passes and Bt30,000 as compensation. The 23-year-old pachyderm named Lamduan had participated in the animal parade for the first time. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
CHIANG MAI — A Japanese man was allegedly assaulted Tuesday by a driver of one of the red songtaew which circulate through Chiang Mai, and police said they are searching for his attacker. Police were alerted to the incident through social media when someone posted a photo of what looked like a local driver punching […]
Arrest warrants were issued Monday for 23 people — including government workers, politicians, a former abbot and an ex-soldier — for allegedly molesting underage girls in Chiang Mai. The 23 alleged paedophiles are wanted on charges of sexual abuse of a child under 15, regardless of whether the child is willing or not, said Pol […]
CHIANG MAI — For touching a female schoolchild during a horoscope reading, a monk in the northern province of Chiang Mai has formally reprimanded by Buddhist authorities. The Office of National Buddhism’s regional chapter issued a warning Monday after online skeptics posted a photo said to be of a monk at Wat Baan Koh Luang […]
A 23-year-old Irishman is facing up to 50 years in a Thai prison after he allegedly tried to sell marijuana to officers from the Crime Suppression Division. The Irishman was arrested in a sting operation in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand early last week. If found guilty, he faces a maximum sentence of 50 years in […]
