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Calls for more 'clean air rooms' in North
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 30/03/2026
» Civil group the Chiang Mai Breathe Council has called for an increase of "clean air rooms" across the province, warning many high-risk districts still lack access to such facilities despite the worsening PM2.5 pollution.
Doi Inthanon records season’s coldest temperature as frost returns
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/01/2026
» The summit of Doi Inthanon has recorded its coldest grass‑level temperature of the winter at -5°C, as heavy frost blanketed Thailand’s highest peak, reinforcing Chiang Mai’s reputation as the coldest destination in the country amid a renewed surge of cold air from China.
Chiang Mai festival's blackened floral art gets thumbs down
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/10/2025
» Organisers of this year's Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai were accused of being crass after painting the previously colourful, floral-themed artworks black as a show of mourning for the late Queen Mother.
Popular contestant in The Voice Thailand dies in Chiang Mai car crash
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/09/2025
» CHIANG MAI - A pickup truck with a cargo of bottled water crashed into a high-voltage power pole on Tuesday afternoon, bringing down 24 poles in succession and causing widespread damage.
Trio arrested with call centre scam cash
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 09/08/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Two Chinese nationals and a Thai suspect have been arrested in connection with a cash-withdrawal scheme for a Chinese call centre scam gang.
Chiang Mai police raid nets 18 Chinese call centre fraudsters
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/08/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Police arrested 18 Chinese nationals operating a call centre fraud operation from a luxury house that worth over 40 million baht in Mae Rim district on July 31, with eight suspects injured after jumping from the second floor while attempting to escape.
Millions of meth pills seized in North
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Police have made two large drug seizures in the far North - 10 million methamphetamine pills concealed in a cargo of speaker boxes and another 600,000 found in parcels left at an express delivery service.
Fires pollute Mae Hong Son, 61 hotspots detected
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/04/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Mae Hong Son was blanketed by unhealthy ultra-fine dust on Tuesday as wildfires continued to spread across the northern province, with 61 live hotspots detected.
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.