CHIANG RAI – The province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, is making a major move to protect its famous mountain coffee. Local leaders are accelerating efforts to register “Pang Khon coffee” as the region’s 10th Geographical Indication (GI) item. This important status aims to elevate high-altitude Arabica coffee into the global premium market. At the same […]

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CHIANG RAI - The Ministry of Public Health has activated its network of agencies and is working with local officials to step up checks for arsenic contamination in the Kok River in Chiang Rai Province.

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CHIANG RAI - Cool-season air and morning fog still set the scene along the Kok River. At the same time, a new wave of tourism data from Thai and international sources is hitting hard.

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CHIANG RAI - The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, through the Thailand Science Research and Innovation agency ( TSRI ), has joined forces with Chiang Rai Province to deal with three major disasters: floods,…

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Forest and agricultural burning in Chiang Rai Province and other northern provinces often occur during the dry season, from January to April, which results in severe haze problems.

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