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Chiang Mai moat ‘safe for Songkran splashing’
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/04/2026
» CHIANG MAI — Water quality in the moat in this northern city is safe for Songkran revellers to splash in but not good enough for drinking, Chiang Mai Mayor Assanee Buranupakorn said on Friday.
ThaiHealth inspects pollution-hit village
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/03/2026
» CHIANG RAI: A team from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) inspected a riverside community on Sunday, amid growing concerns about heavy metal contamination along the Kok River.
Chiang Mai repaints floral sculptures white following criticism
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/11/2025
» Floral sculptures that had been painted black in Chiang Mai city following the passing of the Queen Mother have been repainted white after an outpouring of public criticism.
Myanmar ramps up cooperation
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 04/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI: Thailand and Myanmar have agreed to strengthen cooperation on cross-border issues, including heavy metal contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers and the suppression of transnational scam operations.
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 rivers face 'severe pollution'
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 18/04/2025
» A civil society group and several academics in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai have issued an urgent letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, demanding government intervention to address severe pollution in the Kok and Sai rivers, which flow into Thailand from Myanmar's Shan State.
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.
Flood relief centre closes
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/10/2024
» Chiang Mai province has closed its flood relief centre after reportedly wrapping up its mission and despite the fact many locals claim to have still not received promised help.
Government issues flood cash
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/09/2024
» The government has compensated the first batch of more than 3,600 households affected by flooding in Chiang Rai.
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.