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Calls to revive 'red cars' in Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2024
» Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the local government to help revive the transport service provided by the province's iconic rot daeng ("red cars") as more passengers have switched to other forms of transport.
'Clean air' doctor dies of lung cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/12/2023
» A 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor who advocated for an end to air pollution died from lung cancer on Tuesday.
Retirees skip smoggy Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/06/2023
» Chiang Mai tourism operators hope the new government will work on the haze problem to lure back long-stay senior tourists.
Police arrest swindlers preying on American retirees
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/03/2023
» An Indian man and three Thai women were detained for questioning during police raids on 36 premises on Tuesday targeting phone scammers who tricked 365 elderly Americans into sending them more than 3 billion baht.
German tourist escapes rangers, jumps to death from Krabi cliff
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2023
» A German tourist, said to be suffering from depression, jumped to his death from a cliff while with park rangers on a nature trail in Krabi on Saturday afternoon. His body was found below the cliff at 1am on Sunday.
Scammer arrested by policewoman she pretended to be
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/12/2022
» A woman who created a fake Facebook account in the name of a senior police inspector and scammed almost half a million baht from the cop's contacts has been arrested -- by the real police officer whose identity she stole.
Teacher arrested with student porn videos
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/11/2022
» A teacher at a public school in Samut Prakan has been arrested for allegedly selling pornographic videos on social media, some showing him having sex with schoolgirls in uniform.
Two held for robbing Singaporean
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2022
» Two men were arrested at their homes in Bangkok for allegedly detaining a foreign businessman and robbing him of a luxury car and other valuables worth 4.5 million baht last month, police said.
Jab website opens for expats in North
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/06/2021
» A website for Covid-19 vaccination registration in Chiang Mai opened for foreigners on Thursday.
Vaccination walk-ins delayed
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2021
» Walk-in services for Covid-19 vaccination will not be ready until next month, authorities said on Thursday.