CHIANGRAI TIMES – India has embarked upon a strategic road that now, apparently, includes Thailand. The January 25 agreement between India and Thailand to expedite trade talks should also make China wary as it marks a continuation of a process begun in 2011 with South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam – all key strategic concerns [...]
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A thin line divides tourism, trade and terror in the Golden Triangle, where the lawless borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. In Myanmar, where the jungle banks of the Mekong River vanish into the mist, lies an anarchic realm of drug smugglers, militiamen and pirates on speedboats. “I’m scared to [...]
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Cobra Gold, the United States’ longest-standing military exercise in the Pacific, kicks off this weekend, bringing together more than 10,000 members of the U.S. and six other militaries to focus on interoperability and multinational coordination and training. Almost 7,000 U.S. service members, most of them Marines from the 3rd Marine [...]
CHIANGRAI TIMES – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment prepared to organize the National Thai Elephant Day celebration on February 3-5 in northern Lampang province, National News Bureau of Thailand reported Thursday. The event is aimed at raising public awareness of the elephant conservation and informing people of the importance of elephants in [...]
Eager to escape Thailand’s tropical climes, even if only for a short while, many Thais head to Europe in winter, happily donning their thick coats and woolly hats. Those with a smaller budget or who don’t want to sit long hours on the plane can instead opt for Chiang Rai, the kingdom’s northernmost province [...]
Three people were killed and around 40 injured when fireworks at a Chinese New Year celebration in Thailand caused a huge explosion and set fire to nearby homes, police said Tuesday. Flaming shrapnel from the fireworks rained down on a residential area behind the Chinese temple in Suphan Buri provincial town, northwest of Bangkok, [...]
Baby elephants are cute and friendly with people – once they get used to them. They can be trained to dance, write and draw pictures. Thus, it’s not surprising that every elephant camp catering to Thailand’s tourist industry wants one. Damrong Pidech, Director-General of the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, said he had information [...]
Thai Actress and National Artist Juree Osiri passed away of old age at her home in Chiang Rai province last night at the age of 83 Juree Osiri will be moved to Makutkasatariyaram Temple in Bangkok for the funeral rites. Well Known respectfully as Pa Ju (aunty Ju) in the entertainment industry, Juree was an [...]
CHIANGRAI TIMES – It may seem an unnecessarily brutal and counter-productive way of underlining demands for cultural autonomy, but a major target of insurgents in Thailand’s three predominantly Malay-Muslim southern provinces have been school teachers. Last week Thailand marked Teachers Day with special memorials for the 155 teachers who have been killed in [...]
CHIANGRAI TIMES- Thailand’s tourism ambiance during the Chinese Lunar New Year festival drew large numbers of Thai and foreign travellers streaming into the northern province of Chiang Rai. Cool weather in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai attracted a large number of visitors during the Chinese New Year. Many tourists visited the Mae Fah [...]
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