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“Dog-Meat Mafia” Fuels Thailand’s Canine Trade – Video »

Thai authorities are struggling to stop an estimated 200,000 dogs every year being exported alive in this international racket.

09:08 pm |   CHIANG RAI – An exclusive video report following Thailand’s illegal live-export trade in dogs — from rounded-up strays to stolen pets — destined for human consumption in Vietnam. Thai authorities are struggling…

May 20 2013 / Read More »
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Chalerm Yubamrung’s Amnesty Bill to Reignite Tensions in Thailand »

Blanket amnesty will not bring about reconciliation and would cause suspicion, especially among those who lost loved ones.

08:59 pm |   BANGKOK-  Thailand’s deputy prime minister, Chalerm Yubamrung, plans to introduce a contentious amnesty bill into parliament on Thursday…

May 20 2013 / Read More »

Thailand and Lao to Boost Cooperation in Economics and Transportation »

A government handout photo shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, shaking hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong during the second Thai-Lao Joint Cabinetmeeting in Chiang Mai yesterday.

08:44 pm |   CHIANG MAI – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her counterpart Thongsing Thammavong witnessed the signing of a draft…

May 20 2013 / Read More »

Hackers Eager to Exploit Holes in Thai Cyberspace Security »

Thailand definitely needs to build up its security expertise. Otherwise the government will never be able to catch hackers, even the amateurs,'' Mr Prinya said.

08:45 pm |   BANGKOK – The recent hacking of the prime minister’s website set off alarm bells among the government’s security…

May 19 2013 / Read More »

Four Arrested for Blast at Asia Hotel in Sungai Kolok District »

An explosive ordnance disposal team inspected the hotel following the explosion

08:25 pm |   NARATHIWAT – Four suspects have been arrested in connection with an explosion at a Narathiwat hotel in the…

May 19 2013 / Read More »

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  • Europeans and Americans are universally viewed as wealthy and this leads to temptation

    Thailand Crime Getting Crime in Proportion

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  • I have been a guide for many years in Chiang Mai and in Chiang Rai. Ten years ago we have build our guesthouse, our dream (guesthouse) next to the home-village of my wife’s family.

    Chiang Rai Hill Tribe Harmony – My Dream Guesthouse

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  • Green Globe announces re-certification of the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa in Chiang Rai

    Green Globe announces Re-Certification for Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa

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    Wat Pra Kaew in Chiang Rai – By Kris Dhiradityakul

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  • White Temple opens daily from 0800 to 1700, free of charge

    The Mysterious Charm of Chiangrai

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  • The final rose ceremony was held just outside of Chiang Rai, Thailand at the Pa Sak Tong Villa

    Season Final of Bachelor Filmed at Pa Sak Tong Villa, Chiang Rai

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  • The Golden Triangle (สามเหลี่ยมทองคำ Saam Liam Thong Kham) is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The English name comes from the meeting of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand here, but to the locals it's Sop Ruak, since this is where the Mekong meets the Ruak River.

    Chiang Rai and The “New” Golden Triangle

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  • There are three 'tiers' of rock climbing routes on the hill. Each is from 50 to 60 feet high, much of it vertical.

    Boomerang a New Adventure Park in Chiang Rai

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  • Thai Horse Farm organizes private adventure horseback riding tours in small groups

    Thai Horse Farm – Horseback Riding in the Mountains of Northern Thailand

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  • Chiang Rai will hold another flower festival between 13 and 15 February, known as the Phu Chi Fah Flower Festival at Phu Chi Fah mountain range in Terng district.

    Chiang Rai to hold Flower Festival Between 13 and 15 February

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  • Rather than the larger ships that ply the river in the Cambodian flood plains, I chose to sail in two barges that have been tastefully converted by their French owners

    The magic of the Mekong

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  • For hundreds of years throughout Thailand, people would leave a jar of water outside their house to provide refreshment and extend a welcome to the passing traveler. Anantara is taken from an ancient Sanskrit word that means 'without end', symbolizing this sharing of water and the heartfelt hospitality that lies at the core of every Anantara experience.

    Anantara Golden Triangle Celebrates Traditional Christmas With a Thai Twist

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  • Thailand's Cobra Village – Where Men and Snakes Live in Harmony

    Thailand’s Cobra Village Ban Kok Sa-Nga

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  • Lanjia Lodge sits halfway up the hillside in the village of Kiew Karn

    Lanjia Hill Tribe Lodge in the Clouds, Chiangrai Thailand

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Chiang Rai United 1-0 Over Osotspa Saraburi »

11:12 pm | CHIANG RAI – Chiang Rai United yesterday claimed their first win of the season by beating Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 1-0 in the Thai Premier League at Saraburi Stadium. A first half Jessada Puanakunmee own goal separated the sides as Chiang Rai United won 1-0. It wasn’t a particularly pretty performance from the Fighting Beetles, but…

May 20 2013 / Read More »
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Asian Women Smokers Still Believe Smoking Myth for Staying Slim »

08:44 pm |   KUALA LUMPUR – Many smokers, especially among working women, still believe the myth that smoking can really help them to stay slim, according to the Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) deputy president Dr Mymoon Alias.  She said it was also learnt that smoking, for most of the women, had become a popular lifestyle…

May 18 2013 / Read More »
Asian women still believe the myth that smoking can really help them to stay slim

Northern Thailand on the Table »

07:05 pm | EXPERIENCE: NORTHERN THAILAND ON THE TABLE Everyone has a dish that reminds them of their childhood. It’s the one dish that people usually think of as their “comfort food”, the one that people think of when they think of their families and where they grew up. It’s also the dish that tells you the most…

Apr 10 2013 / Read More »
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Thailand Crime Getting Crime in Proportion »

08:59 pm |   CHIANG RAI – Thai people are remarkably relaxed and easy going. Buddhist philosophy discourages ‘hot bloodedness’. Politeness is ingrained from birth and most Thai people are both scrupulously honest and very unwilling to be intrusive. Even so, Europeans and Americans are universally viewed as wealthy and this leads to temptation. Some Thai’s have learnt…

May 11 2013 / Read More »
Europeans and Americans are universally viewed as wealthy and this leads to temptation

Mekong Tourism Forum 2013 »

09:11 pm |   CHIANGRAI- Discussions among the six countries (Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) part of the Greater Mekong Sub-region have been going on for a long time to decide on the venue to the next Mekong Tourism Forum in 2013. It was already decided that China would play the host country for this important…

May 2 2013 / Read More »
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Expat's in the News

Paitoon Kruain, 32, from Sakoo

Phuket Taxi Driver Accused of Molesting 19-year-old Chinese Tourist »

09:55 pm |   PHUKET -  The Phuket News has reported that a  Phuket Taxi driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal, during which he…

May 20 2013 / Read More »

UK Man Alan George Broen Run Over By Train in Prachin Buri »

A train ran over an elderly British national lying on the tracks Monday, severing his leg, Thai police said.

09:24 pm |   BANGKOK  -A British National has died after being run over by a train in Prachin Buri. The incident occurred at about…

May 20 2013 / Read More »

Swiss Bank Robber Enzo Gerber Arrested in Hua Hin »

Enzo Gerber, center, of Switzerland, is escorted by plainclothes Thai police officers for a news conference at the Department of Special Investigation in Bangkok

08:27 pm |   BANGKOK – Thai police have arrested  Swiss National 42-year-old Enzo Gerber charged with robbing a bank in his homeland before fleeing…

May 17 2013 / Read More »

Eli Cohen who Dismembered Ex-Wife in Thailand Lands in Israel »

Eli Cohen lands, leaves over fear of arrest; Ministry of Justice: No basis to try him after he is pardoned by King of Thailand.

09:04 pm |   BANGKOK – Eli Cohen, 46, who was jailed in Bangkok for murdering his ex-wife Carol Cohen and dismembering her body, left…

May 16 2013 / Read More »

Chiangrai News

Fleeing Smugglers Abandoned Drugs Worth of One Billion Baht in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai District »

They opened the abandoned sacks and found 1.66 million methamphetamine pills and 43 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine.

07:10 pm | CHIANG RAI – Maj Gen Somsak Nilbanjerdkul of the Pha Muang force has told reporters that early Tuesday morning they recovered 1.66…

May 14 2013 / Read More »

Thinking Like an Elephant in Thailand »

John Roberts is the Director of Elephants at the Anantara Resort Golden Triangle

09:18 pm |   CHIANG RAI – Elephants are endangered throughout their range countries. Asian elephants in Thailand are of particular concern, with approximately 1,500…

May 9 2013 / Read More »

New Research Reveals how Elephants “See the World” »

Dr Joshua Plotnik, Think Elephants International, studies the elephants in the Golden Triangle of Northern Thailand.

09:08 pm |   Think Elephants International, a not-for-profit organization that strives to promote elephant conservation through scientific research, education programming and international collaborations, today…

May 9 2013 / Read More »

5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar, Epicentre 29 kilometres North of Mae Sai »

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08:26 pm | CHIANG RAI – An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude struck Myanmar early Tuesday and could be felt across the border in at least…

May 7 2013 / Read More »

Paramilitary Rangers Kill 5 Drug Runners in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fa Luang District »

Around dawn the Paramilitary Rangers inspected the scene and found five bodies killed by bullets and shrapnel - Stock Photo

08:07 pm | CHIANG RAI – Chiang Rai Paramilitary Rangers have shot and killed 5 drug traffickers in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fa Luang district early…

May 4 2013 / Read More »
A government handout photo shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, shaking hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong during the second Thai-Lao Joint Cabinetmeeting in Chiang Mai yesterday.

Thailand and Lao to Boost Cooperation in Economics and Transportation »

08:44 pm |   CHIANG MAI – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her counterpart Thongsing Thammavong witnessed the signing of a draft agreement involving the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge and a memorandum of…

May 20 2013 / Read More »
Police named the man as Prason Subinchompoo, 40.

Jealous Husband Shoots Deputy Abbot at Wat Ton Fan Temple in Chiang Rai »

08:11 pm | CHIANG RAI – 40 Year Old Prason Subinchompoo has been arrested and charged with shooting a monk in a jealous rage because his former wife made frequent visits to Wat…

May 17 2013 / Read More »

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