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Chiang Rai4 months ago

Thai AirAsia launches new direct flights out of Chiang Rai

AirAsia has confirmed it will launch direct international flights, from Chiang Rai to KL, Macau and Singapore at the end of January, 2019. Operated by AirAsia...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

Elon Musk asks court to throw out cave rescue diver’s lawsuit

Elon Musk is asking a California judge to throw out a lawsuit filed against him by a British diver who accused the tech entrepreneur of falsely...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

Narcotics officers arrest three with 370 kg of ‘ice’ and heroin in Chiang Rai

Three Hmong men from Tak province have been arrested in Chiang Rai while allegedly attempting to smuggle 300 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 70 kilograms...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

Saman Kunan’s bronze statue arrives in Chiang Rai

The bronze statue made in commemoration of Lieutenant-Commander Saman Kunan, aka. Ja Sam, a former Navy SEAL member who died in the dramatic rescue operation at...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

Cave-rescue mural now moved to official Tham Luang memorial

by Natthawat Laping The large mural depicting “The Heroes” from the dramatic cave rescue in Chiang Rai in June/July this year has now been installed at...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

New book recounts Thai cave rescue of Wild Boars

PHOTOS: CNN.com, The National, Amazon.com On June 23 2018, the world first heard about the disappearance of 12 Thai boys, the young Mu Pa football team...
Chiang Rai4 months ago

Second major shootout and drug haul in Chiang Rai this week

A drug suspect has been killed in shootout with soldiers. A drug suspect has been shot dead during a shootout with soldiers in Chiang Rai province....
Chiang Rai5 months ago

Alleged drug mule shot dead in clash with troops in Chiang Rai

PHOTO: Chiang Rai and Myanmar border at Mae Sai A drug mule has been shot dead on the border between Chiang Rai and Myanmar, and 350,000...
Chiang Rai5 months ago

Five armed men guarding a Myanmar drug caravan shot dead by troops in Chiang Rai

FILE PHOTO Army troops shot dead five allegedly armed drug smugglers who were guarding a drug caravan near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sai district of...
Chiang Rai5 months ago

Shooting begins on “The Cave, Nang Non” film

Tom Waller, a Thai filmmaker with Irish heritage, begun filming a movie which showcases the international operation to rescue the “Mu Pa” football team from the...
Chiang Rai5 months ago

Police intercept 5 million methamphetamine pills in Chiang Rai

PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times “An estimated 5 million meth pills were found in 13 boxes.” Two suspected drug mules have been arrested in Chiang Rai while...
Chiang Mai5 months ago

The new visa-fee waiver working in the north

According to the National News Bureau of Thailand, the new visa-fee waiver is working. Well, in the northern provinces anyway. The northern provinces are reporting an...
Chiang Rai5 months ago

Chiang Rai shaken but not stirred

Three minor earthquakes hit the Chiang Rai area this morning according to the Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau. The first quake was just before 9am with a...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

900,000 meth pills and 3 kilos of ‘ice’ seized after brief shoot-out

Two suspected drug smugglers have been arrested at a Chiang Rai hotel following a short shootout with police. Police also seized 900,000 methamphetamine pills and three...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Ceremony held in Chiang Rai marking 100 days since the death of Saman Kunan

PHOTO: Thai PBS A religious ceremony has been held at a temple and near the entrance to the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai to mark...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Mu Pa – The Movie. The frenzy for rights.

“The Wall Street Journal reported that Universal had offered $1.5 million (49 million baht) to be split among the boys and Ekkaphol.” Stampede for the cave...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Mu Pa 13 have 22 film offers awaiting appro

Looks like we’re going to see many screen adaptions of the ‘Miracle at Tham Luang’ (and whatever other titles they come up with). 22 movie, documentary...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Mu Pa make their American TV debut and get a surprise visitor

In their first in-studio interview since their harrowing time in the Tham Luang caves in June/July, the coach and 12 members of the Mu Pa soccer...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Chiang Rai’s Suwit Jaipom unveils charcoal portrait of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej

PHOTOS: localnews2010.com A Chiang Rai Artists, Suwit Jaipom, has unveiled a portrait of the late HM King Rama IX, that he has recently created to mark...
Chiang Rai6 months ago

Mu Pa – from Mae Sai to Ellen Degeneres Show in LA

by The Nation/Asian News Network US daytime talk-show queen, Ellen Degeneres, posted on her Facebook page that the Mu Pa soccer team will be appearing on...

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