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Chiang Mai airport traffic reaches post-Covid peak
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 13/02/2026
» CHIANG MAI - The number of daily passengers using Chiang Mai Airport as reached a new post-pandemic high, underlining the city’s status as a tourist hub in northern Thailand.
Arsenic, lead in Kok River causes alarm
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 06/04/2025
» Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai residents have been warned after high lead and arsenic contaminants were found in the Kok River.
Drug smugglers change tactics
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 18/12/2024
» Authorities are tightening drug suppression efforts along the border with Myanmar after finding new tricks used to facilitate its transportation.
Office of National Water Resources urges agencies to ramp up drainage effort
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 27/09/2024
» The government needs to speed up its efforts to drain excess water from flood-hit areas in the North and Northeast, as more torrential rain is set to fall across upper Thailand in the next couple of days, according to the Office of National Water Resources yesterday.
Northern drug crackdowns snare over 1,600 suspects
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/09/2024
» Anti-drug authorities have arrested 1,607 drug suspects in six northern provinces this year and have pledged to step up efforts to bring more to justice in the 2025 fiscal year starting next month.
Taskforce seizes 130 million meth pills in 6 months
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/05/2024
» CHIANG MAI: The Narcotic Drug and Chemical Substance Control Command Unit of the Northern Border (Taskforce 35) gave an update on Tuesday on the progress made over the past six months in suppressing narcotics along Thailand's borders, revealing that almost 130 million illegal pills have been seized.
Meth haul found at border
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/05/2024
» LOEI - Soldiers seized 14 sacks containing over 4.2 million methamphetamine pills, which had been left near the border in Chiang Khan district of this northeastern province, according to authorities on Monday.
Haze won't budge from Chiang Mai
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 31/03/2024
» Sunday morning, the northern province of Chiang Mai was blanketed with a thick haze, with a pollution level over 20 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe.
Chiang Mai in frame for Formula E debut
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 18/03/2024
» The government plans to host Formula E, a world-renowned electric-car racing championship series, no later than Feb 15 next year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday.
PM shifts focus to agriculture
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 21/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited royal initiative projects in Chiang Mai on Saturday, as part of the government's plan to promote Thailand's agricultural trade and empower local farmers.