CHIANG RAI — A Taiwanese man fell three floors to his death from a hotel balcony in Muang district on Thursday after an hours-long Songkran drinking spree. Win Kwang Yao, 56, who arrived Thailand to celebrate the Thai New Year with a group of 20 compatriots, was found at the ground level of a hotel […]
CHIANG RAI, 6 April 2016 (NNT) – Related officials in Chiang Rai province have been able to extinguish wildfires that occurred in Doi Pui Forest while estimating the total area affected at over 500 rai. Officials from the Protected Areas Regional Office 15 and firefighters were sent to Doi Pui Forest following reports of wildfires. […]
CHIANG RAI, 4 April 2016, (NNT) – The Chiang Rai administration held a triathlon competition on Sunday, at Wiang sub-district in Chiang Saen district. More than 250 international athletes competed in the race that saw them swimming, cycling and running through three ASEAN nations: Lao PDR, Thailand and Myanmar. National News Bureau of Thailand
Hazardous smog has now blanketed parts of the northern provinces with air quality along the Thai-Myanmar border reaching unsafe level, and forcing border residents resorting to wearing hygienic facemasks and protective eyewear for protection. Residents in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai are now most affected by smog, caused by the ongoing of the destructive […]
CHIANG RAI, 25 February 2016 (NNT) – Consulate General of Japan in Chiang Rai province Shinya Aoiki ceremoniously handed over an earthquake-resistant school building, able to withstand earthquakes up to 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Chiang Rai Governor Prachon Pradsakul attended the ceremony to receive the building from the Japanese Consulate General in Mae Lao […]
Narcotics suppression police have arrested two suspects with 1.9 million methamphetamine pills and 10 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in Ayutthaya province, police chief Chakthip Chaijinda said at a press conference on Tuesday. Pol Gen Chakthip said the arrest and the huge drug haul followed tips from informants that Hmong ethnic drug couriers would deliver drugs […]
CHIANG RAI, 11 February 2016 (NNT) – Singha Corporation’s Executive Vice President Rangsarit Laksitanonda and Managing Director Pongrat Luangtamrongcharoen have jointly launched ASEAN’s largest international balloon festival in Chiang Rai Province, titled “International Balloon Fiesta 2016.” Residents and tourists have come to experience the beauty of the large balloon exhibitions in the midst cool temperatures […]
A kamnan in Chiang Rai has been arrested by police for allegedly involvement in the murder of a Thai couple in Japan about 19 years ago. The arrest of 57-year old Boonrith Chanthapoon, kamnan of Tambon Ban Khai of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, followed a request from Japanese police to the National Police Office […]
