CHIANG MAI – In a major blow to regional drug trafficking, local police intercepted a massive shipment of narcotics at the Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal early Thursday morning. Police arrested three suspects from southern Thailand who were caught red-handed with nearly two million methamphetamine tablets as they prepared to board a bus bound for […]

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CHIANG MAI - In the early hours of May 3, Thai military forces engaged in a fierce gunfight with a gang of 15 to 20 armed drug smugglers at a natural border crossing in the Mae Ai District of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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CHIANG MAI - On April 30, residents, monks, and local officials in Chiang Mai gathered at the foothills of the city's most famous mountain to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the opening of the Doi Suthep road.

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CHIANG MAI – As the sun rose over Chiang Mai this Tuesday, April 14, residents were met with a sight that stood in stark contrast to the festive spirit of Songkran.

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CHIANG MAI - Phra Prachanatthamunee, the Abbot of Wat Don Chan in Chiang Mai, says the conflict in the Middle East and unstable oil prices are starting to affect daily merrit giving at the temple.

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