Tag: Mae Sai
Sai River Floods Mae Sai, Impacting Thousands
Heavy rains and water deluges from Myanmar’s Shan State caused the Sai River to overflow over the weekend, flooding border markets and communities in Mae [Read More…]
Business as usual in Mae Sai district as residents struggle with dust and smoke
As PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai Province exceeded 710 microns this morning (Monday), it was business as usual [Read More…]
Mae Sai-Tachileik border checkpoint reopens Monday
The Mae Sai-Tachileik border checkpoint, between Thailand and Myanmar, was officially reopened today (Monday), after about three years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More…]
North shaken by about 70 earthquakes in Myanmar
People in upper northern provinces felt tremors from about 70 earthquakes centred in Myanmar overnight, which included three shocks over magnitude 5. The Earthquake Observation [Read More…]
Myanmar-bound Grenades, M16 Bullets Seized in Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI, April 2 (TNA) – Police seized more than 100 grenades and 6,000 M16 bullets destined for Myanmar and arrested six suspects including an [Read More…]
Thai troops intercept large haul of ketamine and kill four drug couriers
Thai government troops shot and killed four drug couriers and seized more than 300kg of ketamine, a narcotic, on Saturday night in a maize plantation [Read More…]
Poor Air Quality Continues in Northern Provinces
CHIANG RAI, March 11 (TNA) – The haze situation in Chiang Rai is worrying and tends to worsen, particularly in Mae Sai district. The PM2.5 [Read More…]
Apparent drug mule hauling meth nabbed in Chiang Rai
A 21-year-old woman was arrested in Chiang Rai on Monday evening driving a motorcycle allegedly laden with two cardboard boxes containing 100,000 methamphetamine pills. The [Read More…]
