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CHIANG RAI - Police have seized over 2 million meth pills after they stopped a suspect vehicle at the Pu Kaeng checkpoint on Phahonyothin Road, just before the border into Phayao. The stop happened in Phan District, Chiang Rai, on Friday.

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NOV

Police Seize 5 Million Meth Pills in Phayao Province, 21-Year-Old Man Arrested

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - Provincial Police Region 5 investigation team joined forces with Phayao police to arrest a 21-year-old man from Chiang Rai.

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NOV

School Bus Crashes into Tree Injuring Driver and 14-Year-Old Student

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - On Wednesday, police from Mueang Phayao station received a report that a school bus had crashed into a roadside tree on the Nakhon Sawan to Chiang Rai road.

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OCT

Family of 4 Dies After Their Car Plunges into Roadside Canal

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Anna Wong

PHAYAO - Police have reported a car plunged into a canal in the Dok Khamtai district, leaving four dead, including a three-year-old boy. The incident happened on the evening of Saturday, 25 October.

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OCT

Police Officer Killed After Drunk Driver Crashes into His Motorcycle

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - Police officers were left in shock after a woman from Chiang Rai, clearly intoxicated, drove her pickup into a policeman's motorcycle, splitting it in two and dragging the rider for several dozen metres.

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SEP

Truck Driver Flees After Stiking and Killing Student on Motorcycle

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO – A tragic collision on the R3a highway has left a young Phayao student riding a motorcycle dead as police urgently search for the runaway truck driver who hit him.

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SEP

Teens on Motorcycles Terrorize Residents in Phayao City

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - Residents in Phayao city have raised complaints after a group of young motorcyclists gathered late at night to race their bikes along Phaholyothin Road, especially near the Tawian market, where people were still out and businesses were…

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SEP

Police Investigate 13-Year-Old Novice Monks Being Abused at Phayao Temple

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - Two 13-year-old novice monks in Phayao have reportedly been victims of both physical and emotional abuse at a local temple.

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AUG

Thousands Attend Final Day of the 2W Waterjet Pro Tour Thailand 2025 in Phayao

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Anna Wong

PHAYAO -The “Toyota – 2W Waterjet Pro Tour Thailand 2025” reached round four at Kwan Phayao, hosted in the town’s municipal park on August 17, 2568. The event ran from 15 to 17 August 2025 at Kwan Phayao public park in Phayao city.

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AUG

Freight Truck Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes into Pickup Leaving 1 Dead and 4 Injured

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Jeff Tomas

PHAYAO - A major accident in northern Thailand's Phayao province left one person dead and four others hurt, including a child, after a freight truck slammed into a pickup waiting at a red light.

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