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Scores of Thais arrested in Myanmar for illegal entry
Published on 04/02/2019
» Myanmar authorities asked to help find fugitives in major cases have detained 81 Thai nationals near the border with Chiang Rai province on charges of illegal entry.
Wild Boars boys, coach receive Thai citizenship
Published on 08/08/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Three Wild Boars footballers and their coach have received Thai citizenship amid cheers from their parents.
Two nabbed with 3m meth pills in Chiang Rai
Published on 04/03/2018
» CHIANG RAI: A man and a woman were arrested with about 3 million methamphetamine pills in Mae Lao district early on Sunday, police said.
Toon tops B1bn goal before time
News, Published on 25/12/2017
» CHIANG RAI: Rock star Artiwara aka "Toon Bodyslam" Kongmalai resumed his charity run in the northernmost province early yesterday as donations to his South-North run to fund needy state hospitals exceeded 1 billion baht, one day before the conclusion of his 2,191-kilometre feat.
Toon to complete epic charity run in Mae Sai on Monday
Published on 24/12/2017
» CHIANG RAI: People in Mae Sai were preparing a warm welcome for rocker Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai, who is expected to conclude his 2,191-kilometre-long South-to-North charity run in Thailand's northernmost district on Monday evening.
Donations to Toon's charity run reach B1bn
Published on 24/12/2017
» CHIANG RAI: Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai resumed his charity run in the northernmost province early Sunday morning as donations to his South-North run to fund needy state hospitals exceeded 1 billion baht, one day before the conclusion of his 2,191-kilometre-long run.
Thai firm to run Lao port on Mekong
News, Published on 06/11/2017
» Chiang Rai: Laos is poised to launch a new port checkpoint in the Mekong River early next year to handle regional traffic while a Thai firm has won a contract to develop and operate the port for a period of 40 years.
Fighting the vicious circle in the Golden Triangle
Spectrum, Published on 20/08/2017
» It took almost four hours to travel along the 160-kilometre mountainous route from Myanmar's town of Tachileik, bordering Chiang Rai, to Kengtung in the eastern state of Shan, but the officials from six neighbouring countries were determined to reach the town in a bid to establish an anti-drug centre in the state known to be a hotbed of drug production.
Embassies gird for drug gangs blitz
News, Published on 14/07/2017
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to bolster joint efforts against transnational drug trafficking by mutually sending liaison officers to better crack down on drug gangs.