A drug-resistant strain of Salmonella bacteria, that was found in eggs causing 500 schoolchildren to fall ill, might continue lingering and re-infect them for another three months. The provincial health office will send a team to tackle the situation and set food-safety measures at all schools in Chiang Mai, especially those that take boarders. The […]
Chiang Mai – Nearly 100 school students suffered from foods poisoning after eating boiled eggs donated from a parent Sunday evening. Seventy-five of them were rushed to two hospitals late Sunday nigh and twenty of them were treated at schools. Read more: The Nation
CHIANG MAI, 2 July 2012 (NNT) – The Chiang Mai governor and Dragonair executives yesterday welcomed passengers from Dragonair’s inaugural flight from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai province at Chiang Mai International Airport. Dragonair announced in March that it would launch flights to Chiang Mai, starting from July 1 until the middle of October. The […]
CHIANG MAI, 30 June 2012 (NNT) – Health officials are warning Chiang Mai residents to particularly beware of the possible outbreak of influenza. Director of the Office of Diseases Prevention and Control in the province, Dr. Witaya Liewsaree said that the risk of an influenza outbreak is high in the rainy season, or during the […]
CHIANG MAI, 24 June 2012 (NNT) – The unofficial ballot count for the position of chairperson of Chiang Mai’s Provincial Administration Organization has shown that candidate number 1, Mr. Boonlert Buranupakorn, is in the lead with 199,371 votes. The result was discovered after 46.63% of the ballots had been counted. Mr. Boonchai is far ahead […]
CHIANG MAI, 16 June 2012 (NNT) – It appears that an outbreak of dengue fever in this northern province is likely this year. Since the beginning of the year, Chiang Mai has seen over a hundred cases of dengue fever. Dr. Wattana Karnjanakamol, the doctor of the Public Health Center of Chiang Mai, made public […]
CHIANG MAI, 10 June 2012 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will hold the Miracle of Thai Food Festival 2012 from June 15 to 17 in Chiang Mai province. Mrs. Suchada Borsub, executive director of the tourism investment department of the TAT, and Mr. Chalermsak Suranant, director of the TAT Chiang Mai Office, […]
CHIANG MAI, 10 June 2012 (INN) – Dr. Sarawut Srisakun, Managing Director of the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration Area 2 (Chiang Mai Night Safari) revealed that the nocturnal zoo has recently welcomed two new members. The newest additions are male lion cubs. They were born to father Saendee and mother Sonya, both four […]
