Bridge over Ping river collapses after heavy rain
AN OLD BRIDGE crossing Ping river and connecting Chiang Mai’s Chom Thong district to Lamphun’s Wiang Nong Long district dramatically collapsed last evening (Sep. 30) with vibrations felt throughout the neighbouring area after torrential rain lashed many parts of the North particularly the upper part of this river, Sanook.com said this morning. Mr. Chatchai […]
Read MoreAngry Chiang Mai activists burn their red shirts
SOME activists in Chiang Mai gathered at Tha Phae Gate this evening (Aug. 5) and set fire to their red shirts that symbolise their struggle and support of Pheu Thai Party after this party tore up an eight-party MOU signed with Move Forward and other partners to now forging a new coalition government with […]
Read MoreHusband says dead Japanese woman was depressed
AFTER a young Japanese woman was found dead in a Chiang Mai hotel room this morning (July 31) her distraught husband told police that she was depressed and had previously tried to strangle herself with a hair dryer cord but he managed to save her life, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The unidentified […]
Read More10 injured in Chiang Mai fireworks factory explosion
A FIREWORKS factory in Chiang Mai exploded this afternoon (July 24) injuring 10 people and damaging five houses with three of them completely levelled, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 12.27 p.m. Pol. Col. Thongchai Kannika, superintendent of Doi Saket police station, was alerted of a blast at the fireworks factory and quickly sent firemen […]
Read MorePheu Thai Chiang Mai chief accepts Move Forward is really strong
THE HEAD of Pheu Thai Party in Chiang Mai this evening (May 14) admitted that Move Forward Party is really strong in the northern province as with 30% of the votes counted, it is leading in seven constituencies while his own party is ahead in three of them, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Pichai Lertpong-adisorn, […]
Read More#Savemaesai – PM2.5 soars over 700, Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son also affected
THE AIR quality index measured by the Public Health Office in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province at 5 a.m. this morning (Mar. 27) showed that the concentration of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres, known as PM2.5, was 738 micrograms per cubic metre, Sanook.com said. This reading, published on AQICN.org, is […]
Read MoreHailing again in Chiang Mai with Chiang Rai too lashed
IT IS raining and hailing for the second day in a row in Chiang Mai with Chiang Rai too hit today (Mar. 19) while photos shared by a local news page showed farmland covered with large hailstones, TV Channel An academic disaster warning Facebook page said at 4.30 p.m. today that the Royal Rainmaking […]
Read MoreHailstorm hits Chiang Mai knocking down power poles, billboards
A SUMMER STORM slammed Chiang Mai with hail and rain lashing the whole northern city knocking down power poles and billboards while a dismantled roof flew and landed at an intersection and obstructed traffic this afternoon (Mar. 18), Matichon newspaper said. At around 3.30 p.m. strong winds brought a downpour of baht-coin-size hailstones, followed […]
Read MoreChiang Mai’s dams stable after pre-dawn earthquake
CHIANG MAI’S Irrigation Bureau 1 said this northern province’s two dams remained stable after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake with a very shallow depth of 2 kilometres hit Mae Khue subdistrict of Doi Saket district at 4.36 a.m. this morning (Oct. 20), Sanook.com said. Mae Kuang Udom Thara Dam in Doi Saket district experienced peak […]
Read MoreBelgian tourist missing while rafting in Chiang Mai still not found
AFTER searching all day and late into the night rescuers and divers in Chiang Mai had not found a Belgian man who fell off a rubber dinghy while rafting in Mae Taeng river with two fellow countrymen and a guide yesterday afternoon with the search continuing today (July 23), Sanook.com and Matichon newspaper said. […]
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