CHIANG RAI, March 10 – The haze situation in Thailand’s north is still critical, with the number of dust particles still rising, particularly in this province, where particles were measured at over 400 microgrammes/cubic metre. In Mae Sai district, dust particles of less than 10 micron were measured as high as 437.6 microgrammes/cubic metre on […]
BANGKOK, 10 March 2012 (NNT) – The haze crisis in Thailand’s North has cost the tourism industry tens of billions of baht in lost revenue, according to the Thai Tourism Authority. According to Mr. Suphakit Polachan, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s northern office, the haze crisis that has hit 8 provinces in […]
CHIANG RAI, 7 March 2012 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau of Thailand reported a mild tremor in the northern province of Chiang Rai this morning. However, it was barely felt by the locals. According to the Seismological Bureau, at 1.18 hrs today, a small earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter […]
CHIANG RAI, March 4 – Thai Customs Department was ready to cooperate with relevant government agencies in efforts to suppress illicit drug smuggling in the northern region, according to Customs Director-General Somchai Pulsawas. Mr Somchai on Sunday said that he instructed customs officers in the northern region to work with other agencies to fight against […]
His Majesty the King of Thailand is worried about the haze in the North and has instructed the president of the Rajaprajanigroh Foundation to visit affected areas, a senior official said yesterday. The Pollution Control Department yesterday reported that atmospheric levels of fine-particle dust, or PM 10, were unsafe in all nine upper northern provinces. […]
BANGKOK, March 3 – Thai authorities have seized assets worth about Bt100 million from a suspected member of a major drug syndicate in northern Chiang Rai province. Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai police chief, Pol Col Thanomsak Yospan led police and drug suppression agency-the Office of the Narcotics Control Board on a raid of the home […]
CHIANG RAI, March 2 – A joint drug suppression operation of policed and military personnel confiscated over 4 million methamphetamine pills smuggled into Thailand’s northern border province of Chiang Rai from neighbouring Myanmar. The seizure took place late Thursday night by a combined unit of Mae Chan police and paramilitary rangers from the Pha Muang […]
CHIANG RAI, Feb 29 – The haze problem in Thailand’s northern provinces has cut the number of tourists in Chiang Rai by more than 20 per cent and is continuing gradually on a downward trend if the problem continues to persist, according to Chiang Rai Tourism Council President Somkiat Chuentheerawong. Provincial workers were assigned to […]
