Tag: Chiang Mai
Khao San business operators expect 20% growth during 2012 Songkran
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Business operators on the famous Khao San Road are hopeful that tourist growth during the upcoming Songkran holidays...
Special Report: Google launches new Street View Imagery
Google, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has announced that Street View imagery of three major areas in Thailand is now live...
Rising presence of airborne cancer-causing agents in Thailand’s urban areas
BANGKOK, March 23 - Excessive levels of cancer-causing agents are being found in Thailand’s urban areas such as Bangkok and the metropolitan region,...
Chiang Mai fights haze; low visibility, health threats continue
CHIANG MAI, March 22 - Haze from forest fires and airborne dust particles beyond safety levels still blanket the city of Chiang Mai,...
Chiang Mai set to celebrate 25th Anniversary Cricket Sixes
The 25th annual Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes tournament will run from Sunday 1st to Saturday 7th April, 2012 at the beautiful and picturesque...
Chiang Mai commemorates 1st anniversary of Tsunami tragedy in Japan
CHIANG MAI, 12 March 2012 – Chiang Mai province has marked the 1st anniversary of the Tsunami and earthquake tragedy, which occurred in...
THAILAND WINS GO ASIA AWARDS 2012 AT ITB BERLIN 2012 NAMED...
Berlin, March 9, 2012 — Thailand was again named the “Most Popular Destination” and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was honoured as...
Public Health Ministry: Number of haze-related patients in the North quintupled
BANGKOK, 9 March 2012 - The Public Health Ministry has reported that the number of patients in Thailand's North, who suffered haze-related illnesses,...
Chiang Mai launches campaign to reduce haze pollution
CHIANG MAI, 8 March 2012 – Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office Worawat Auapinyakul has joined hands with Chiang Mai Governor M.L. Panadda Diskul...
‘PowerPlay Golf Tour’ launched in Thailand
The worldwide golf phenomenon, PowerPlay Golf, has arrived in Thailand. A dynamic nine-hole format, with some twists, has been introduced to the golf-loving nation...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...