CHIANG RAI, 16 August 2014 (NNT) – The Seismological Bureau reports that at 15:25 pm, August 16, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Chiang Rai’s Mae Saruay District, with an epicenter situated 19.68 degrees North latitude and 99.61 degrees East longitude. So far, there have been no reports of injuries, according to Worapat Tiewthanom, the director of […]
BANGKOK, 16 July 2014 (NNT) – The Seismological Bureau of Thailand, has advised news agencies that at 11.40am, Wednesday 16th July, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Chiang Rai’s Pan District (19.71 N, 99.71E) at a depth of 2 km. People residing near the epicenter felt the tremor. At present, no injures or damage have been […]
Mountain run-off raced through several communities in Rayong’s Muang district early yesterday, disrupting the lives of more than 3,000 people. “The damage is huge as the locals didn’t expect the flashfloods,” Chawalit Nitornrat, the provincial disaster chief said. Floodwater was still 20-40 centimetres high on local roads, making them impassable for small cars. Read more: […]
A Hmong boarding school student died from food poising while 159 other students are recovering in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fa Luang district, a state official said yesterday. The incident took place on Tuesday at Ban Hmong Kao Lang School after the students were given boxes of chicken on oily rice as part of a merit-making […]
CHIANG RAI, July 8 – Continuing downpours in Thailand’s northern region have prompted many areas to warn residents of possible flash floods and landslides. Endless heavy rainfall for over 24 hours in Chiang Rai province, particularly in Chiang Saen district, led to a flash flood from Doi Mae Ab to flood nearby households in Pa […]
CHIANG RAI — Over 500 people participated in a mass Buddhist prayer ceremony in Chiang Rai province to ward off widespread rumours that yet another earthquake will hit the northern region this week. Several hundred people joined the mass chanting of Buddhist incantations, led by 199 monks in the province’s ecclesiastic college yesterday. The academy’s […]
Chiang Rai authorities seize 1.2 million meth pills, worth Bt360 million, smuggled across Mekong River to Thailand, abandoned in Chiang Saen district cornfield. News source: MCOT
CHIANG RAI, 28 May 2014 (NNT) – The Seismological Bureau of the Meteorological Department has made the 48th announcement regarding its latest updates on the Chiang Rai earthquake that struck on May 5th. From May 5th until today (May 26th), there have been a total of 1,144 aftershocks resulting from the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that […]
