Mountain run-off hit and washed out three sections of the main Chiang Rai-Chiang Mai road early on Saturday. The Doi Saket police station in Chiang Rai was alerted at 3am that the run-off had taken out sections of the highway No 118 at the kilometre markers 43, 35 and 17, making the road impassable. Full […]
CHIANG RAI, 7th August 2018 (NNT)-Chiang Rai province is set to open the largest market for fresh fruit and vegetables in the upper part of the northern Thailand next year. Permanent Secretary of Chiang Rai Samrit Sawamipak said during a press conference today at Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, that the market would help local […]
CHIANG RAI, 31st July 2018 (NNT) – A main road connecting Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong districts along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province was briefly blocked by fallen earth and rocks in a landslide early this morning (July 31st). The road was temporarily closed to traffic by the landslide, which occurred near Hua […]
People living along the bank of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province in the North and Mukdahan province in the Northeast have been told to take precautions against possible overflows of water from river. In Chiang Rai, water in the Mekong River has kept rising. The water level in front of the Chiang Saen […]
CHIANG RAI, 18th July 2018 (NNT) – A bus carrying French tourists en route to Chiang Rai province crashed on Tuesday due to a slippery road. However, the 26 people on board walked away with only minor injuries. The accident took place in Mae Lao district while the bus was on its way to Chiang […]
A big cleaning day has begun today at Tham Luang cave in the Tham Luang – Khun Nam Nang Non National Park in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district which was the scene of a dramatic international rescue operation to save the 12 footballers and their coach trapped inside for 17 days. Thousands of people who […]
The 12 young members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach are expected to be discharged from Chiang Rai hospital this coming Thursday, Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn. He told a news conference that they are all in good health but need more rest after they go home. A video clip showing each […]
BANGKOK, 13th July 2018 (NNT) -The Department of Children and Youth (DCY) is to meet with 3 of the 12 Wild Boar football team boys to see whether they qualify to receive Thai citizenship. DCY Director-General Vitat Techabun said today that the three stateless boys, must have been born and have lived in Thailand for […]
