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 Sai district. The Sai Lom Joy market was submerged under 1 to 1.5 meters of water, the fourth time it has flooded this year and the third time within a […]
Mae Hong Son, Aug 15 (TNA) – Rescue teams are continuing to trek through muddy, landslide-prone terrain to reach flood-affected residents in Mae Hong Son province. Residents in Ayutthaya and Ang Thong warned of possible flooding Efforts to access the affected area in Khun Yuam district are ongoing, with machinery from the local authorities working […]
On July 31st, 2024, the Northern Border Drug Suppression units announced a major success following the implementation of enhanced drug interception measures along the borders of Chiang Rai and Phayao, seizing six million methamphetamine pills in Mueang, Chiang Rai. Thai Army reacts to influx of drugs across North border The heightened measures, focused on Chiang […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Northern Thailand is confronting a critical public health issue, with Chiang Mai and Lampang provinces experiencing alarmingly high mortality rates from lung cancer linked to the pervasive presence of PM2.5 particles in the air. According to Assoc Prof Chalerm Liewsisakul of Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Medicine, the last decade has seen […]
Airborne PM2.5 dust reached the health-threatening Red level in eight northern provinces Thursday morning, with Mae Hong Son being the hardest hit. Chiang Mai’s Air Pollution Remains of Concern According to real time satellite-derived air pollution data via the “Check Foon” application, PM2.5 readings in the eight northern provinces are: 211.9 microns (µg/m³) in Mae […]
Airborne pollution in 15 northern provinces has reach the Red level today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere between 50.1µg/m³ and 182µg/m³, the Air Pollution Mitigation Centre reported on Saturday. Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province recorded the highest reading of 182µg/m³. The 15 northern provinces with excessive PM2.5 today are […]
The Meteorological Department has reported an earthquake at 8.37AM with an epicenter in Myanmar. The earthquake’s coordinates are 21.189°N latitude and 99.344°E longitude. Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Shakes Mae Hong Son Province It registered a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale and had a depth of 9 kilometers. The epicenter is located approximately 100 kilometers […]
MAE HONG SON, Nov 9 (TNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 at a depth of 2 kilometers struck the district of Pai in Mae Hong Son province, causing tremors felt in four provinces. Earthquake in Laos felt in Chiang Rai As of now, there are no reports of damage. Today, on November […]
