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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.
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.
Call centre scam hits Chiang Mai University, millions lost in a day
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 05/06/2025
» Ten students at Chiang Mai University (CMU) were scammed in a single day, with reported losses totalling several million baht, prompting CMU and local police to issue a warning.
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.
Chiang Mai city clean-up going well, governor says
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Chiang Mai: The authorities in this northern city have collected 40% of waste and cleaned up 90% of the streets as part of their post-flood recovery plan.
Govt could ban corn imports next year in bid to fix PM2.5
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/03/2024
» The government may ban corn imports from neighbouring countries next year in a bid to deal with the surge of PM2.5 fine dust pollution in the North.
PM eyes tourism-crimping haze
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 30/11/2023
» Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday voiced concern over the impact of PM2.5 pollution on Chiang Mai's tourism industry during the high season and pledged to hold talks with neighbouring countries to combat haze and smog pollution.
Mae Sa Elephant Camp on the brink of closure
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 18/07/2023
» Chiang Mai: Family-run Mae Sa Elephant Camp in Mae Rim district of this northern province could face closure due to a prolonged inheritance legal battle between the camp owner's eldest daughter and his wife (her stepmother).