– CHIANG RAI – A 39-year-old Irish English Teacher died in hospital following a road crash in the Chiang Rai province last night. John Malone from Longford town died in hospital, following a traffic accident, where it is believed he was struck by a car. Several other people suffered injuries in the collision but their […]
– CHIANG RAI – Soldiers and police officers have reclaimed more than 5,000 rai of encroached land in Huai Sak National Park of Chiang Rai province. A group of soldiers, police officers and Phaya Mengrai district officials traveled to Huai Sak National Park and Pa Mae Kok National Forest Reserves to inspect the encroached areas. […]
– – CHIANG RAI – Troops from the Pha Mueang Taskforce shot and killed a suspected drug runner and arrested another while they were trying to cross into Thailand near Mae Sai late Friday night. Troops from the Pha Mueang Taskforce were manning the checkpoint with officers from the Mae Sai Police Station when they […]
– CHIANG RAI – The Royal Thai Police in Chiang Rai’s Mae Chan district have arrested a 20 year-old hill-tribesman for trying to smuggle over four hundred thousand methamphetamine pills to a dealer in Bangkok. Mr. Jirayut Hathaichayanonkul, 20, was arrested when his Mitsubishi Lancer was stopped at a checkpoint on Phaholyothin Road near the […]
– CHIANG RAI – The governor of Chiang Rai province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, has instructed officials in 18 districts to be on alert for storms, landslides and floods in their areas. The move follows an incident on Saturday evening when three people were injured and at least 20 homes damaged following a storm that hit Tambon […]
– CHIANG RAI – Pha Muang task force and the 31st Ranger have recovered than 4 million meth pills after drug traffickers abandoned their pickup truck and fled in Thoeng district of Chiang Rai late Friday night. Soldiers from the Pha Muang task force and the 31st Ranger Unit manning a checkpoint at Hua Dong […]
– CHIANG RAI – The Thai Network of Eight Mekong Provinces filed a lawsuit in the Administrative Court yesterday against the Water Resources Department and its director-general and the Thai National Mekong Committee. They maintain that the Pak Beng Dam, planned for construction in Oudomxay province in northern Laos, could have severe negative impacts on […]
