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Thailand, Myanmar Gear Up Drug Control in Golden Triangle
The plan involves cooperation in drug control and opium- substitute cultivation programs CHIANG RAI – Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) have stepped up cooperation in drug control with Thailand agreeing...
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United States Charge d’Affaires Patrick Murphy Declines NLA Invitation
Charge d’Affaires Patrick Murphy BANGKOK – The United States Embassy in Bangkok, Charge d’Affaires Patrick Murphy has declined an invitation to appear before Thailand’s Junta run National Legislative...
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Heroin Poppy Field Raided in Wieng Pa Pao District of Chiang Rai
Illegal growers usually plant poppy with other crops such as corn and cabbage, as they help blocking the view of the illegal plants from helicopter patrols.- File Photo CHIANG RAI – Officials in...
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19 Year Old Australian AIex Gorgees Caught Lying Phuket Police for Insurance...
Alex confessed he had made the false claim to collect compensation from his insurance company. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong PHUKET – A 19 Year Old Australian, AIex Gorgees has been arrested in Phuket...
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Valentines Finding Love in Lanna
Wedding Registration on Elephants ceremony is held on Valentine’s day CHIANG RAI – It may not be an official public holiday in Thailand, but over the years Valentine’s Day has firmly captured the...
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Mekong Cargo Ships Stranded Due to Extremely Low Water Levels
More than 20 large cargo ships have been stranded in the river for nearly a week, roughly 120 kilometers north of Chiang Rai province. . CHIANG RAI – Mekong River water levels caused by intermittent...
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Bulgarian ATM Skimmer Accused of Stealing up to 40 million Baht
Dawod Hamid Aljenabi, 47, a Bulgarian national . BANGKOK – Dawod Hamid Aljenabi, 47, a Bulgarian National, has been arrested in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district on charges of ATM skimming, accused of...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Urges Prayuth to Return Democrocy Back to the Thai People
Thai leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting at Mr. Abe’s official residence in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: Reuters TOKYO – Japan’s...
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Yingluck Shinawatra’s Vehicles Searched by Army in Chiang Mai
Army officers stopped and searched cars traveling in former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s convoy in Chiang Mai on 10 Feb 2015. [Photo provided by Yingluck’s aide] . CHIANG MAI – Soldiers from...
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Thai Authorities Warn Parents of Valentine’s Day ‘Dangers’
Valentine’s Day has become a widely-celebrated in Thailand in recent decades BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of Interior Affairs issued an order to all provincial authorities to ensure that nightclubs...
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Proposed Amendments to Military Laws in Thailand Draw UN Concern
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). UN Photo GENEVA – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is concerned that a...
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172 Arrested in Northern Thailand Police Drug Raids
Police show the drugs found on a Hmong man after he was caught in a sting opperation in Chiang Rai on Jan 14, 2015 – Post Photo CHIANG RAI -Pol Lt Gen Thanitsak Teerasawat, chief of Provincial Police...
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Nigerian and Thai Girlfriend Arrested for 5 Million Baht Facebook Scam
A Nigerian man and his Thai girlfriend are caught for swindling over 5 million baht from people via online. (Photo by Sutthiwit Chayutworakan) . SAMUT PRAKAN – Pol Col Supaset Chokchai, Deputy Chief of...
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Finnish National Hangs himself in Chiang Mai
31-year-old Matti Kalvi Perlinen was found hanging from a window in the Top North Guest House on Moon Muang Road. CHIANG MAI – Police have reported that Finnish National Matti Kalvi Perlinen has been...
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Getting Married in Thailand, What are the Laws?
The number of foreigners moving to Thailand seems to be growing every year. For many foreign nationals, they come to Thailand for a short visit then fall in love with the country. For others it was...
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Northern Tourism Promotes the Tai Lue Culture and Traditions
Tai Lue youngsters in Tai Lue costumes have their pictures taken before putting on a performance CHIANG RAI – Northern Thailand Tourism Operators are set to publicise a new heritage route in the...
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Thailand’s Board of Investment Approves $2.36 bln in Investment for 23 Projects
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) said on Thursday it had approved applications for 23 projects worth 77.23 billion baht ($2.36 billion), mainly in renewable energy and aviation....
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Authorities in Chiang Rai Try to Ease Fears of Mae Suai Reservoir Dam Bursting
Chiang Rai’s Mae Suai dam, a bird’s-eye view. in May 2014 (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) CHIANG RAI – The Provincial Goernment and the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) have joined...
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Military Halts Construction of Huge Pagoda on a Chiang Rai Hilltop
Military Halts Construction of Huge Pagoda on a Chiang Rai Hilltop – File Photo CHIANG RAI – Maj-Gen Pornchai Duriyaphan, deputy director of the Chiang Rai Internal Security Operation Command, has...
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Turkish National Shot and Killed by Bar Security in Koh Samui
Bar Solo Koh Samui . KOH SAMUI – A Turkish tourist has been shot and Killed outside the Solo Bar in Koh Samui early Friday, allegedly by a security guard who argued with him outside the Chaweng beach...
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