Tag: Chiang Mai
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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Public beach not for private profit, warn Pattaya authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City enforcement officers continued their campaign against the unauthorized use of public beach areas on June 10, seizing mats, chairs,...
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...