Tag: Chiang Mai
Two stateless children, two adults, released from immigration jail
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Two stateless children being held at Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre, their mother and another adult family member were released from...
Chiang Mai opens Chinese New Year celebration at China Town
CHIANG MAI, Jan 23 -- Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai on Monday opened its 10th Chiang Mai Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival 2012...
AoT exempts charges to help flood-affected airlines
BANGKOK, Jan 20 - The Airports of Thailand (AoT) on Friday announced that it would exempt landing and parking charges for aircraft to...
Thailand-Lao open Chiang Mai-Luang Pabang bus route
CHIANG MAI, Jan 19 – A second class air-conditioned bus route opened Thursday from Chiang Mai to Luang Pabang as the 8th route linking...
Young Marines Pattaya Support 46th Special Forces Company’s Chiang Mai Relief...
Young Marines Pattaya (YMP) supported the 46th Special Forces Company (ABN) Association (46th SFCA) mission to supply remote schools in the mountains north...
The fuel oil crisis. Winners and losers.
Our fossil fuel is coming to an end, so we are told. As stocks dwindle with our need for oil unabated, the principle of...
Cabinet approves Bt380 bln investment budget for infrastructure projects in North
CHIANG MAI, Jan 15 – Thai Cabinet on Sundayy approved in principle a Bt380 billion budget to invest in 128 infrastructure projects in the...
Mobile cabinet meeting in Chiang Mai discusses logistics development
CHIANG MAI, Jan 15 - The mobile cabinet meeting in Chiang Mai is considering logistics development in northern provinces on Sunday. ...
PM opens National Children Day 2012
BANGKOK, Jan 14 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday presided over the opening ceremony of National Children's Day 2012 at the Royal Plaza...
Another reason you don’t see many Honda Brios
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that the floods which hit Honda so hard was the reason the cute little Honda Brio...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...