Northern Thailand
Northern Thailand news, including political developments, economic updates, and public safety reports.
- Crime News
Inmates escape from Thai prison using soap to rust the cell bars
2 Turkish inmates escaped from a Thailand prison in a…
- Covid-19 News
Mobile testing units dispatched to Tak after Burmese drivers test positive
After 3 Burmese lorry drivers tested positive for Covid-19 in…
- Crime News
Man arrested for posing as air force pilot, conning woman out of 800,000 baht
A 44 year old man has been arrested in the…
- Thailand News
4 Burmese men arrested after crossing Moei River to Thailand
Tak border patrols have arrested 4 Burmese men who allegedly…
- Northern Thailand News
More than 1,000 pigs killed in effort to contain spread of virus in Lampang
The outbreak of ‘porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome’ caused the…
- Northern Thailand News
PM to tackle Northern Thailand’s seasonal haze… again
The Thai prime minister says he’s working on a plan…
- World News
Trucks lining up at border checkpoint after Myanmar imposes cross-border quota
Over 600 trucks are stranded at the border between Thailand…
- Environment News
Hunt for wild tiger sighted at maize plantation in northern Thailand
A drone has been deployed in the hunt for a…
- Northern Thailand News
Concerns over Covid surge in Myanmar prompt increased security at Tak border
The northern province of Tak has stepped up security along…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Satellite captures flood devastation in Thailand’s lower-north
The devastation wreaked by heavy floods in Sukhothai and Phitsanulok,…
- South Thailand News
2 Koh Tao divers awarded for their involvement in the 2018 cave rescue
2 foreign diving instructors in Koh Tao were honored for…
- Thailand News
Northern Thailand pigs on lockdown after virus outbreak
While humans are still trying to get a handle on…
- Northern Thailand News
Man with ax ravages Thai neighborhood, shot dead by police
A man was shot dead by police after he allegedly…
- Northern Thailand News
Potential floods in the forecast, crocodile farmers prepare
Crocodile farms are advised to tighten security measures to prevent…
- Chiang Mai News
Tourism council urges Chiang Mai hotels to open up to meet domestic tourism demand
The chair of Chiang Mai’s branch of the Tourism Council…
- Northern Thailand News
Family’s home seized over unpaid 17,000 baht student loan
A family’s home was seized for failing to pay back…
- Road deaths
Village head dies in train accident in central Thailand
The head of a central Thailand village was killed yesterday…
- Crime News
Gunman kills 3 at Northern Thailand radio station
Thai media reports 3 people are dead after a shooting…
- Environment News
Unemployed elephants: Some return to the wild, others sent to work in logging business
The drop in tourism has had a huge impact on…
- Northern Thailand News
Dozens get hospitalised after eating raw meat salad
Dozens of Northern Thailand villagers became sick after eating raw…
- Crime News
Thai prison governor fired for allowing inmate conjugal visit
Should prisoners get a little love? Not in Thailand apparently.…
- Crime News
Man steals one million baht to pay off gambling debts
What would you do if you were broke and owed…
- World News
“Off the charts” – biggest drug seizure in decades
“Truly off-the-charts.” That was the assessment of Jeremy Douglas from…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Lightning kills one, injures another in northern Thailand storms
One man was killed and another was injured in lightning…
- Covid-19 News
19th clear day for Covid-19 cases in Chiang Mai
Today marks the 19th consecutive day without a new Covid-19…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai still struggling for some fresh air
Chiang Mai is suffering yet another day of poor air…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai hiking spots go up in flames
Wildfires in Thailand’s north have made plenty of news in…
- Covid-19 News
Chiang Rai restricts travel in and out until April 30
Chiang Rai, Thailand’s northernmost province, has now been partially locked…
- Thailand Weather Updates
“Hot to very hot” in the North and Northeast, thundershowers predicted
A thermal low still covers upper Thailand, while southerly and…
- Environment News
Potential catastrophe facing Thailand’s elephant camps
Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, along with many other…
