– CHIANG RAI– Police and military officials Tuesday unearthed a stash of methamphetamine’s, opium, and guns buried near the Myanmar border in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fa...
CHIANG RAI – Painter, artist Sriwan Janehuttakarnkit never feels lonely even though she lives a secluded life on a mountain in Chiang Rai. Her reputation...
CHIANG RAI – Cultivation of opium in Southeast Asia’s notorious Golden Triangle region has doubled in the past decade, according to an in-depth study that...
RANGOON — Burma continues to be a production hub for methamphetamine, which is smuggled from Shan State into neighboring countries and feeds an increasing Asian...
CHIANG RAI – China has warned that illicit drugs pose “a significant and growing” threat to the Greater Mekong Sub-region and has called for greater...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It’s a paradise on earth but here for 5 dollars...
VIENTIANE – Like many girls in Laos, where almost one-third of the population lives below the poverty line, Vahn* was desperate to earn money for...
CHIANG RAI – The Meterological Department warned on Thursday there will be increased prevalence of storms and gusty winds during the Songkran Holiday. In Chiang...
CHIANG RAI – Six suspected drug runners have been shot dead during a firefight with Thai Narcotics Suppression forces who seized illegal amphetamines at the...
CHIANG RAI – Thai pro-government “red shirt” activists rallied in the northern city of Chiang Rai late on Friday as a loyalist movement that has kept...
HANOI – Thirty people have been sentenced to death for smuggling over 12 tons of heroin in Vietnam after the country’s biggest ever drugs trial....
CHIANG RAI – It is the middle of winter in the Mekong region; however throughout December, floods have brought havoc to communities along the Mekong River....
CHIANG RAI – Official efforts to stamp out opium production in Myanmar are falling flat because poor farmers don’t have alternative ways to make a living,...
Perfect cuppa: Wicha Promyong has put in a lot of effort to make coffee the lifeblood of Akha hill tribe from the village of Doi Chang....
Chiang Rai is the northern most province in Thailand and a famous tourist spot for its natural wonders and the remnants of an ancient civilization....
Chiang Rai, Thailand. The monastery, founded by former Thai boxing champion Phra Kru Ba Neua Chai who became a Buddhist monk , takes in destitute children,...
BEIJING – The market for methamphetamine pills is booming in China as drug trade and consumption continues to expand throughout the region, a report commissioned...
CHIANG RAI – Thai Narcotics Suppression Police announced Friday a huge seizure of more than 5.3 million methamphetamine pills — worth about $30 million USD...
CHIANG RAI – From the banks of the Mekong River in the tiny port of Xieng Kok in northwestern Laos, it is just a couple...
CHIANG RAI – After successfully running the elephant protection program at Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp and Resort in Chiang Rai Thailand, John Roberts will...