Four drug runners killed in two clashes at Chiang Mai border area
RANGERS clashed with drug traffickers twice since last night along the border with Myanmar at Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai leading to four of them being killed in the firefights but no casualties among the troops, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 9). Seized after the two clashes were 195 kilogrammes of crystal […]
Read MoreHunt for Moroccan man wanted in murder of his ex-gay partner in Chiang Mai
THAI police have coordinated with their counterparts in Hong Kong to help track down a Moroccan man who is suspected to have murdered his former gay partner at his clinic in Chiang Mai, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 7). Mr. Thitikan (surname withheld), or Dr. Sammy, the owner of the popular clinic at Chiang […]
Read MoreColombian men nabbed for stealing all over Chiang Mai
TWO Colombian men have been arrested and charged with cycling around Chiang Mai and stealing goods with the latest house to be hit belonging to a Chinese family who lost over a million baht of their belongings, MNG Online said yesterday (Nov. 20). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Phongwiwatchachai, commander of Chiang Mai provincial police, […]
Read MoreIkea, Decathlon link up with CP group in unveiling new retail format
CHANGES are afoot in the Thai retail market with Swedish furniture giant Ikea and French sporting goods retailer Decathlon having linked up with Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) in introducing Thailand’s first “Future Convenience Store” (FCS) at Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai, with plans to later expand to other provinces, Thai Rath newspaper said […]
Read MoreSatellite images show extent of flooding in Chiang Mai
SATELLITE images taken yesterday and released today (Oct. 6) by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) showed the extent of severe floods in Chiang Mai city and Mae Rim district after the Ping river overflowed its banks, Naewna newspaper said. These images taken by Sentinel-2B satellite, showing inundation of residential areas, transportation routes […]
Read MorePing river reaches record high triggering flood chaos in Chiang Mai
THE Ping river flowing through Chiang Mai reached a record high of 5.28 metres at P1 gauge point, Nawarat Bridge, at 8 a.m. this morning (Oct. 5) triggering flood chaos with the whole northern city heavily inundated, TV Channel 7 said. This surge of the river is higher than the maximum 4.90 metres measured […]
Read MoreThousands of animals trapped at badly-flooded park
MORE than 5,000 large animals are trapped in the heavily-flooded Elephant Nature Park at Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district since 4 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 3) with torrential rain and fast-flowing floodwaters preventing officials from entering the area, Amarin Tv said this afternoon. Ms. Saengduean “Lek” Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature […]
Read MoreChiang Mai hospital flooded, turning away non-urgent cases
CHIANG MAI is still heavily flooded to go by Lanna 3 Hospital getting inundated in the middle of the night after knee- to waist-high floodwaters flowed into Soi Sukkasem in Chiang Mai city with this hospital now only accepting urgent cases till Monday Sep. 30, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon […]
Read MoreFloodwaters this year same as in 2011 but disaster unlikely: Anutin
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Sep. 25) that the amount of floodwaters and rainfall this year is the same as during 2011’s great floods but a disaster of equal proportions is unlikely to occur, Thai Rath newspaper said. Thailand is also affected by water released by neighbouring countries which is something […]
Read More6 dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Yagi hits the North
By AFP -published by CNA and Amarin TV TORRENTIAL rain brought on by Typhoon Yagi that led to Mae Ai river in Chiang Mai overflowing its banks triggering landslides and flash floods has killed four people with two others missing while two more flood victims died in Chiang Rai, The latest update at 10.30 […]
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