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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.
Soldiers kill 6 drug smugglers, seize 1.2m meth pills
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/10/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Six drug smugglers were killed in a brief clash with soldiers patrolling in Fang district on Monday, and 1.2 million methamphetamine pills with Labubu stamps were seized.
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.
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.
Picket over land loss decrees
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 30/11/2024
» About 5,000 members of the assembly of the people living in community forests stormed Chiang Mai City Hall on Friday, demanding the government stop the implementation of the royal decrees on conserving and protecting natural resources in national parks and wildlife reserves as the laws will have a severe impact on the way of life of their communities.
6m yaba pills seized after gunfight in Chiang Dao
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 02/06/2024
» CHIANG MAI: Soldiers have seized 6 million methamphetamine pills left by smugglers following a brief gunfight in Chiang Dao district of this northern province.
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.
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.
Thaksin promises to return to home province 'every year'
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 16/03/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he will return to his home province of Chiang Mai every year, especially during Songkran, to pay respects to his ancestors.
Chinese heading to Phuket, Chiang Mai
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 11/01/2023
» Both Chiang Mai and Phuket are expecting to see a significant rise in air travel on direct flights from China from Jan 18, according to local airport authorities.