CHIANG RAI — As nationwide martial law takes hold in Thailand, pro-government Redshirts in Chiang Rai province “temporarily” suspended their political campaign, while soldiers were ordered to raid a state-owned television station in nearby Chiang Mai province. Chiang Rai Redshirts had been organising a rally near Chiang Rai’s old city wall in league with the […]
CHIANG RAI, 16 May 2014 (NNT) – Acting Prime Minister has paid a visit to Chiang Rai to comfort victims of the earthquake that jolted the province and the aftershocks that followed. The Acting Prime Minister has also visited the Ban Huai San Yao School that has been used as a makeshift shelter and the […]
CHIANG RAI, 12 May 2014 (NNT) – Seismic activities continue in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai, with a 4.8-magnitude quake reported today in Phan district and a 5-magnitude quake in Mae Lao district. One week after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Chiang Rai province on May 5, the National Disaster Warning Center today at 6.05 […]
Following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the north of Thailand yesterday, the famous White Temple of Chiang Rai has been effectively written-off by its creator. The world-famous Wat Rong Khun, created by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, suffered serious structural damage during the tremor. Some of the remarkable murals inside the main building were destroyed when a […]
CHIANG RAI, 7 May 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that a total of 274 aftershocks have been detected following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Chiang Rai on Monday (May 5th). Chiang Rai’s Phan district endured a second night of aftershocks. Seven of them were in the range of 5.0 and 5.9 […]
BANGKOK, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – Many important archaeologist sites in Nan province have been damaged by an earthquake of 6 magnitude in Chiang Rai on Monday. The damage is reportedly worse than last year’s quake in Nan. Mayor of the Nan Municipality Surapol Thiansut and officers from a local disaster prevention and mitigation office […]
CHIANG RAI, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – Damage has been reported in several provinces in the North after a magnitude 6.3 quake occurred in Chiang Rai, with an epicenter located 10 kilometers deep in Phan district. Monday’s earthquake struck at 6.06 pm, sending people in several northern provinces running out of buildings. Widespread damage to […]
BANGKOK, 5 May 2014 (NNT) – An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurring at a depth of 10 kilometers hit Phan district in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Monday at 6.08 PM. More than 10 injuries from a hospital ceiling collapse were reported. The governor of Chiang Rai said no evacuation was necessary as […]
