Tag: Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai wholeheartedly welcomes Chinese tourists
Chiang Mai province is now launching citywide campaign to attract Chinese tourists with the erecting of signboards, posters at public places and stickers at...
Mysterious letters emerge in Chiang Mai
Post offices in Chiang Mai have impounded more than 2,000 letters believed mailed by some ill-intent political elements to scuttle the draft constitution which...
Chiang Mai monks lead reforestation activity
CHIANG MAI – A group of Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai is leading a campaign urging locals to replant trees in degraded forests.
Monks, novices...
Three new Zika cases reported in Phetchabun province
Three Zika cases have been reported in Phetchabun province after the two cases in Chiang Mai’s Sansai district have been discharged from the hospital...
Two Zika cases reported in Chiang Mai
A house in Chiang Mai’s Sansai district and its surrounding area within 100-metre radius have been declared off-limits to unauthorized outsiders by Tambon Sansai...
Illegal luxury properties in Chiang Mai told to show land title...
As government authorities are actively arresting villagers encroaching on forest reserves to grow crops, the forestry officials are also inspecting several hills in Chiang...
Drunk driver who killed three cyclists given two years imprisonment
A woman who crashed her car into a group of cyclists killing three of them while under the influence of alcohol was sentenced to...
Summer storm topples trees, power poles
Several homes severely damaged A seasonal summer storm struck parts of Chiang Mai in the evening of May 17, 2016 at around 9 p.m....
Ministry of Education cracks down on truancy in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI - The Ministry of Education has led the crackdown on truancy in Chiang Mai province, culminating in the arrest of an internet...
Authorities seek to charge culprits behind Doi Suthep forest fire
CHIANG MAI – Doi Suthep-Pui National Park authorities have filed charges against people responsible for a fire that started in the area of Doi...
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Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...
Pattaya Patchwork Repairs – From potholes to bumps
PATTAYA, Thailand – Local residents and business operators near the South Pattaya traffic light intersection, close to Wat Chai Mongkol, raised concerns about damaged...