KAMPHAENG PHET - Rescuers have found the body of a 6-year-old girl who drowned in the Ping River on January 29. Her body was located about 3 kilometers from the spot where she went under, caught in a bamboo clump along the riverbank.

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Chiang Mai - Residents of San Phi Suea, led by subdistrict chief Thanakrit Promsen and several village heads, visited the Chiang Mai Provincial Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to follow up on a case involving alleged illegal…

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The Royal Irrigation Department reports that overflows from the high Ping River have inundated portions of downtown Chiang Mai, prompting soldiers and volunteers to dump sandbags to fortify flood walls throughout the city.

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Chiang Mai Mayor Assanee Buranuprakorn has issued a warning to people living along the Ping River to move their belongings, including vehicles, to high ground. The River is rising rapidly and is expected to flood into the city late Tuesday night.

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