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Villagers protest exhumation order
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» Over 300 villagers from Ban Lao Chee Kuay, led by Lahu community leaders, staged a protest at Mae Chan district office in Chiang Rai over an order to exhume an ancestral grave amid a dispute with the owner of the land where the grave is located.
Army faces payout over death
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/11/2023
» The Supreme Court has ordered the Royal Thai Army (RTA) to pay 2 million baht in compensation for the death of Lahu human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot dead at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai province in 2017, the Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) said on Thursday.
Suspect, policeman killed in drug smuggling shootout
Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2023
» CHIANG RAI: A policeman and a drug smuggler were both shot dead and a tonne of crystal methamphetamine and millions of meth pills seized in Wiang Chai district on Tuesday night.
Activists tout harm reduction initiatives
News, Anucha Charoenpo in Melbourne, Published on 01/05/2023
» The Thai Drug Users' Network (TDN) has introduced a harm reduction programme called "Mobile Methadone Therapy for Drug Users" to international audiences at the International Conference 2023 (HR23) in Melbourne, Australia.
Army patrol kills 5 drug smugglers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2023
» CHIANG RAI: Five armed drug smugglers were killed in a clash with soldiers in Mae Sai district on the border with Myanmar early on Thursday.
Hilltribe DNA tests an 'infringement of rights'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/03/2022
» Police have infringed upon the rights of 51 Lahu highlanders in Chiang Mai by taking DNA samples from them without proper consent, according to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Judges uphold self-defence ruling in killing of activist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2022
» The Appeal Court on Wednesday upheld a Civil Court ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed against the army for compensation over the death of Lahu human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot dead at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai province in 2017.
Chiang Mai mountain reserve-listed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2021
» Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand's third-highest peak and part of a karst geological mountain range in Chiang Mai, has been listed as a new biosphere reserve.
Peak to be Unesco reserve
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2021
» Unesco is preparing to announce Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand's third-highest peak that is part of a karst geological mountain range in Chiang Mai, as a new biosphere reserve.
Army absolved over checkpoint shooting
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2020
» The Civil Court yesterday ruled in favour of the army in a civil case brought against it by the family of a Lahu hill tribe teenager gunned down by a soldier during a 2017 drug crackdown in Chiang Mai.