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Chiang Mai hotspots down, still has world's worst air
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» CHIANG MAI - Chiang Mai city retained its crown as having the world most polluted air on Tuesday, even as the number of "hotspots" in the northern province dropped sharply.
Mae Hong Son wildfire crisis worsens
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2026
» MAE HONG SON - A deepening wildfire crisis in this northern province has left authorities battling 186 satellite-detected hotspots and hazardous PM2.5 pollution at red-alert levels.
Sharp rise in illnesses as air pollution grips Chiang Mai
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 03/04/2026
» Authorities have warned that this year's haze crisis in Chiang Mai is among the most severe in recent years, with pollution-related illnesses -- including respiratory, cardiovascular and skin conditions -- more than doubling. More than 1.6 million vulnerable people across 11 provinces have been affected.
Govt backs Chiang Mai Unesco bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» The cabinet has greenlighted the proposal to nominate Chiang Mai for inscription on the Unesco World Heritage list as a cultural landscape, which covers eight key historic sites and landmarks in the capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom.
Tsunami lessons must live on
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 26/12/2025
» Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
Chiang Mai Marriott Redefines Global MICE Standards
Published on 23/12/2025
» Chiang Mai Marriott Hotel, the prestigious five-star landmark under Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) and managed by Marriott Hotels®, today announced a transformative milestone for Northern Thailand’s tourism and business landscape with the official launch of the “Plaii Ballroom” and the “Plaii Hybrid Meetings & Entertainment Complex.” This state-of-the-art facility represents a bold leap forward in integrating cutting-edge technology with luxury hospitality. By positioning itself as the most technologically advanced MICE destination in the region, Chiang Mai Marriott Hotel is strategically reinforcing Chiang Mai’s reputation as a top-tier global hub for business travellers and event planners, particularly from the high-growth markets of East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Sad litany of flood missteps
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Entrenched patronage networks, political meddling in appointments, and a lack of professional disaster-management leadership created a cascade of preventable failures in the catastrophic flooding that tore apart Songkhla's Hat Yai district, a major economic engine of the South, according to academics.
Ministry denies blanket ban on school activities
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2025
» The Education Ministry has denied claims it has imposed a blanket ban on all school activities during the national mourning period for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
Former red shirts sentenced to jail over 2010 protests
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2025
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced 11 former red-shirt protesters to jail over their role in the 2010 anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok that culminated in an army crackdown that left scores of people dead.
Chiang Mai community flooded yet again
News, Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2025
» CHIANG MAI – Residents of Chang Kian community were caught off-guard when forest runoff flooded their houses late Tuesday night, triggered by heavy rain in Muang district.