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PCD issues warning on haze threat
CHIANG RAI, 1 March 2013 The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has issued air quality alerts in the North and warned residents about health...
DPM Plodprasop follows up northern haze problem
CHIANG RAI, 3 FEBRUARY 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has been following up on the efforts to control and prevent the haze...
Cold spell hits Thailand’s North
CHIANG RAI, Dec 9--- Hundreds of thousands of northern residents have been affected by the cold weather prevailing over the region while Chiang Mai’s...
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Pattaya residents ask why illegal beach mat rentals keep returning daily
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s repeated operations against unauthorized beach mat and chair rentals are raising questions about why the practice continues despite ongoing enforcement....
Pattaya officials fine crane operator for placing stabilizers on pavement
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have taken action against a crane operator who placed the vehicle’s stabilizing legs on the pedestrian pavement...
Swedish cybercrime suspect arrested on Koh Samui over 20 million baht fraud
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Thai immigration police have arrested a Swedish man on Koh Samui wanted by authorities in Sweden over an alleged online...
Thai police expose alleged citizenship network involving 24 children and eight hospitals
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police have sought 46 arrest warrants in the third phase of an investigation into an alleged scheme involving Thai men...
Chiang Mai police face questions over leniency toward big-bike rider without helmet
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – A video showing police allowing a big-bike rider to pass through a late-night checkpoint without a helmet after a brief...