CHIANG RAI - Thailand's new double-track railway, the Den Chai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Khong line, continues to move forward. Overall, civil works have passed 53% , tunnel excavation is progressing, and the project still targets an opening in 2028 (B.E.

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CHIANG RAI -The Chiang Rai provincial investigation team and Chiang Khong police recently conducted a stakeout and arrested a drug gang smuggling 6 million meth pills across the Chiang Khong border .

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On August 20, 2024, angry residents in Chiang Khong District stormed Chiang Rai Provincial Hall to complain to the Governor about lignite trucks from Laos causing serious pollution and creating health problems for residents.

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