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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.
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.
Two smugglers killed, 4m meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI: The Pha Muang Task Force has reported another armed clash with a drug trafficking group near Thailand’s northern border, resulting in the deaths of two suspects and the seizure of 4 million methamphetamine pills.
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.
Chiang Mai sets world record for largest traditional dance
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 20/04/2025
» CHIANG MAI: The northern Thai province of Chiang Mai has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest traditional Thai dance, with 7,218 performers participating in a mass "fon leb" (fingernail dance) to celebrate the city’s 729th anniversary.
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.
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.
2.5m meth tablets seized in drug cases
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 06/10/2022
» CHIANG MAI: A total of 2.5 million methamphetamine pills and 700 kilogrammes of crystal meth, or ice, have been seized by police in three drug cases in Lampang, Chiang Mai and Phrae provinces.
Speed pills seized after border car chase
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 13/12/2021
» CHIANG RAI: Soldiers arrested a 25-year-old man and seized 5 million methamphetamine pills found in his pickup after a 20-minute pursuit in Wiang Kaen district early on Monday morning.
Chiang Mai begins easing booze rules
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 05/12/2021
» Restaurants in five districts of Chiang Mai, as well as the resort towns of Hua Hin and Cha-am, can start serving alcohol as local authorities begin easing Covid-19 restrictions.