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Huge turnout battles rash of wildfires
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/04/2026
» Wildfires intensified across northern and western Thailand, with 2,165 hotspots detected, as officials and an army of 25,000 fire-fighters escalated aerial and ground operations to contain spreading blazes.
Chiang Mai's Yi Peng Festival pumped B2.7bn into local economy
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 11/11/2025
» CHIANG MAI – This year's Yi Peng Festival pumped an estimated 2.765 billion baht into the local economy, money spent by more than 184,800 visitors.
Two smugglers killed, 4m meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI: The Pha Muang Task Force has reported another armed clash with a drug trafficking group near Thailand’s northern border, resulting in the deaths of two suspects and the seizure of 4 million methamphetamine pills.
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.
Air quality in Chiang Mai continues to deteriorate
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 30/04/2024
» The air quality in Chiang Mai has continued to deteriorate over the past several days due to wildfires spreading in the province, according to local authorities.
PM, Thaksin deny agenda over dinner
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/03/2024
» Chiang Mai: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday brushed off criticism that Thailand has "two prime ministers" following his Friday meeting with convicted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in this northeastern province.
Thaksin promises to return to home province 'every year'
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 16/03/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he will return to his home province of Chiang Mai every year, especially during Songkran, to pay respects to his ancestors.
Gun permit bribery suspect transferred
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 26/08/2022
» CHIANG MAI: A district official has been shunted to the provincial office following his arrest for allegedly demanding bribes in exchange for gun permits.
Swoops net 700k meth pills, weapons in North
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 13/11/2021
» Police arrested 70 suspects and seized more than 700,000 methamphetamine pills, 14 guns and 77 rounds of ammunition during five days of anti-drug raids in the North.