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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.
Police arrest 15 in gang attack that severed 14-year-old girl's hand
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 19/09/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a brutal gang attack that left three students seriously injured, including a 14-year-old girl who lost her hand, in Chiang Mai's Mueang district on Sept 16.
Wildfires continue to choke Chiang Mai
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/04/2025
» Chiang Mai is struggling with severe air pollution as wildfires continue to spread across several districts, with over 150 hotspots detected.
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.
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.
Forest fires rage, PM2.5 levels high
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 16/04/2024
» Fire-fighting resources are being mobilised in Chiang Mai to combat more than 15 forest fires, some of which have been raging for three days, local authorities say.
Thailand 'ready' for Songkran festivities
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/04/2024
» This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
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 expands Songkran booze and smoking bans
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 29/03/2024
» Chiang Mai will prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol, as well as smoking, in many public areas, including those around the city’s moat, during the extended Songkran festival next month.
Disaster zone label 'will hurt tourism'
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 19/03/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has admitted that the government decided against declaring Chiang Mai a disaster zone despite its worsening air pollution out of fear that it would hurt the province's tourism industry.