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Fake soldiers caught in rank swindle
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 03/03/2015
» Four men pretending to be soldiers were arrested in Chiang Mai on Tuesday morning for swindling more than 70 people by offering to help them get instant military jobs and rank in return for large payments.
Egat loses Mae Moh pollution appeal
News, Cheewin Sattha, Published on 26/02/2015
» Chiang Mai - The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to compensate villagers affected by pollutants from its Mae Moh lignite power plant.
Victory for Mae Moh victims
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 25/02/2015
» CHIANG MAI - A 12-year fight by Mae Moh villagers for compensation over a coal-fired power station ended on Wednesday when the Supreme Administrative Court ordered electricity authorities to pay compensation to 131 people, including to the families of some who have died.
Govt approves B1bn for royal projects
News, Cheewin Sattha, Published on 18/02/2015
» The government has approved nearly one billion baht to finance royally initiated projects which aim to further eradicate opium plantations and develop farming nationwide.
Chiang Mai targets HK weddings
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 30/01/2015
» Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association is working with Hong Kong tour agents to promote the province as a venue for Hong Kong people to organise their wedding ceremony.
Train cleaner returns €3,000 to tourist
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 23/01/2015
» A cleaner found 3,000 euros (about 110,000 baht) in a pair of trousers in carriage of the Bangkok-Chiang Mai overnight express and reported the find, and the money was handed back to the French tourist who lost it on Friday morning.
‘Pink Lady’ closed after tourist rip-off
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 18/01/2015
» Authorities have ordered the closure of a well-known karaoke bar in Chiang Mai for overcharging Malaysian tourists and operating illegally.
Gang hacks email, steals payments
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 16/01/2015
» A Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been charged with hacking the email account of a silverware firm in Chiang Mai and redirecting payments for goods ordered by customers overseas into their own bank account.
Smugglers hid yaba under truck tray
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 27/11/2014
» Two men have been arrested and 500,000 speed pills seized from their pickup truck during a search in Chiang Mai province.
Fake monk nabbed in Chiang Mai
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 25/11/2014
» A 58-year-old man masquerading as a Buddhist monk was arrested Tuesday for soliciting alms and money for the past three years in Chiang Mai.