Tag: Chiang Mai
Public Health Ministry sends sanitary masks to 8 Northern provinces
BANGKOK, 19 February 2012 - The Minister of Public Health has instructed the Disease Control Department to deliver sanitary masks to eight northern...
Forest fire worsens haze, residents’ health in blanketed North
CHIANG MAI, Feb 19 - A forest fire in Chiang Mai is causing low visibility, as northern provinces continue fighting a haze problem...
Thailand confident Drug-Free ASEAN achievable in 2015
BANGKOK, Feb 19 --- Thailand is confident in achieving its target in the pursuit of a Drug-Free ASEAN in 2015 while allocating Bt15...
Singaporean businesspeople hold trade talks with Thai counterparts in Chiang Mai
BANGKOK, 17 February 2012 - The Thai export promotion agency has organized a meeting between entrepreneurs in Chiang Mai and their counterparts from...
Flood committee to propose building of five new dams
BANGKOK, 17 February 2012 - The Strategic Committee for Water Resources Management (SCWRM) has prepared to propose to the Cabinet the construction of...
US Consulate General – Chiang Mai on security alert after Bangkok...
BANGKOK, 16 February 2012 - The US Consulate General in Chiang Mai has tightened security after the province has been named a terror...
UK-US warnings issued after 3 Bangkok explosions
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain have issued warnings for their citizens against traveling in...
Three drug suspects killed in clash with army rangers
CHIANG MAI, Jan 30 – Three suspected drug traders were killed in a clash with Thai army rangers at the Thai-Myanmar border in...
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...
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Foreign beggar found at Pattaya temple handed over to Immigration authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign national found begging within the grounds of a popular Pattaya temple was handed over to immigration authorities on June...
Smoke scare at North Pattaya shopping mall after suspected electrical short circuit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters and city officials responded to a smoke incident at a shopping mall on North Pattaya Road on June 10 after...
Bangkok Police bring down Nigerian ‘Dodorima’ boss after dramatic escape attempt
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Nigerian national accused of leading a major transnational drug trafficking network was arrested in Bangkok after allegedly attempting to ram...
Wrong-way driving turns Sattahip streets into a life-threatening gamble
PATTAYA, Thailand – What should be a routine drive through Sattahip is turning into a growing safety concern, as reports and shared footage of...
Young man stares at motorcycle taxi group, hospitalized after alleged attack in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 20-year-old man was seriously injured in the early hours of June 10 after allegedly being attacked by a group of...