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Australians caught spray-painting Chiang Mai temple wall arrested
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/02/2026
» CHIANG MAI – Police have arrested two Australians caught on CCTV spray-painting the wall of a Buddhist temple after the abbot filed a complaint about repeated acts of vandalism that necessitated costly repainting jobs.
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.
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.
Officers transferred after gambling raid
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 11/08/2023
» CHIANG MAI: Five senior police officers from Chang Phueak police station have been transferred to inactive posts for allowing a gambling den to operate under their watch.
15 dead after gunfight with drug smugglers near border
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 09/12/2022
» CHIANG MAI: Soldiers reported finding 15 bodies and 29 sacks of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", after a gunfight with smugglers in a forest near the border with Myanmar in Fang district.
Soldiers kill 15 'ice' smugglers
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 08/12/2022
» CHIANG MAI: Soldiers reported finding 15 bodies and 29 sacks of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", after a gunfight with smugglers in a forest near the border with Myanmar in Fang district.
45 Myanmar job seekers, 3 Thais arrested
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 16/05/2022
» CHIANG MAI: A combined force of military and police officers arrested 45 Myanmar nationals in Omkoi district for illegal entry early on Monday morning, police said.
Anutin says all in Chiang Mai jabbed by end-Nov
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 31/10/2021
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday vowed to have everyone in Chiang Mai fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of November as the Public Health Ministry and local health authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak.