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Wild Boars captain 'took his own life'

The captain of the young "Wild Boars" football team that was rescued from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai in 2018 took his own life while at a school in England, a UK coroner's inquest has concluded.

Bangkok Post · Oct 30, 2023

Truck hits school van, killing driver, injuring students

A delivery truck collided head-on with a school van, killing the van driver and injuring 15 students, in Pa Daet district of Chiang Rai on Wednesday morning.

Bangkok Post · Oct 25, 2023

Woman says Hamas abducted her husband

A woman in Chiang Rai has asked authorities to help find her husband who was abducted in Israel during an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct 7.

Bangkok Post · Oct 16, 2023

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Suspect in murder of ex-ambassador fled to Myanmar

A young Myanmar man wanted for the murder of former ambassador Vichit Vichitmarn, stabbed to death at his Chatuchak home, fled Thailand the next day, crossing the border into Myanmar in Chiang Rai province.

Bangkok Post · Oct 10, 2023

‘German Hells Angels member’ faces extradition

Immigration police in Chiang Rai have arrested a German man believed to be a Hells Angels member who is wanted for severe assault of a man in his home country.

Bangkok Post · Aug 25, 2023

Wild Boars mark cave rescue 5-year anniversary

Hundreds of people gathered on Monday to mark the five-year anniversary of the dramatic rescue against impossible odds of 12 young footballers from a flooded cave in northern Chiang Rai province.

Bangkok Post · Jul 10, 2023

Myanmar earthquake felt in the North

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 that struck Myanmar late on Friday night was felt in several districts of Chiang Rai and neighbouring areas, according to the Meteorological Department.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2023

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Couple arrested for B24m forex trading scam

A couple who provided online foreign currency exchange courses have been arrested in the northern province of Chiang Rai for allegedly duping people into investing about 24 million baht in a fraudulent Forex investment scheme.

Bangkok Post · Jun 29, 2023

Envoy mourns rescue hero

US Ambassador to Thailand Robert F Godec on Friday offered his condolences following the passing of Pathum Thani governor Narongsak Osottanakorn, who was hailed for his role in coordinating the "Wild Boars" rescue operation in Chiang Rai over four years ago.

Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2023

‘Wild Boars’ governor Narongsak dies of cancer

Narongsak Osotthanakorn, the former Chiang Rai governor who won worldwide praise for his leadership of the mission to rescue the “Wild Boars” football team from the Tham Luang cave in 2018, has died of cancer at the age of 58.

Bangkok Post · Jun 21, 2023

Missing Malaysian woman tracked to Myanmar border

CHIANG RAI: A missing 22-year-old Malaysian woman went to a river pier on the border with Myanmar in Mae Sai district before her worried family lost contact with her, according to official sources.

Bangkok Post · Jun 7, 2023

Malaysian woman missing in Chiang Rai

A search has been launched for a young Malaysian woman whose mother says has been out of contact since sending photos taken during a visit to the border town of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai province.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023

Family fears for Malaysian woman missing in Chiang Rai

CHIANG MAI: A search has been launched for a young Malaysian woman whose mother says has been out of contact since sending photos taken during a visit to the border town of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai province.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023

One killed as storm hits Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI: A landslide struck Mae Fah Luang district following heavy downpours on Saturday night, killing one person.

Bangkok Post · May 14, 2023

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Bangkok Post · May 8, 2023

A lingering problem

For several months, PM2.5 dust has exceeded 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in many provinces in Thailand, which is considered unsafe. In some areas, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, PM2.5 levels have reached over 500µg/m³. While some people are aware of the dangers of…

Bangkok Post · Apr 30, 2023

Sudarat latest to take aim at ending 'rifts'

Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, leader of the Thai Sang Thai (TST) Party, on Sunday told voters in Chiang Rai that her party is a perfect fit to resolve long-standing political divisions.

Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023

Thunder Castle on verge of retaining league crown

Thai League 1 champions Buriram United only need one point at Chiang Rai United today to retain the crown.

Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2023

Hospital ready for evacuation due to wildfire

CHIANG RAI: Officials at Maechan Hospital in the Mae Chan district of this northern border province were prepared to evacuate both staff and patients, although a nearby wildfire had been brought under control on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry reported.

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Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

Three drug smugglers killed in Chiang Rai firefight

Three suspected drug smugglers were killed and 160,000 speed pills, 5.6kg of heroin and some raw opium were seized following an exchange of gunfire along the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai on Tuesday night.

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023

Thick smog continues in upper North

Red-coded hazardous smog levels again recorded in 13 areas in the upper North, with the worst pollution in Pai district of Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2023

Forest suffers 'worst wildfire in 20 years'

A wildfire has burned down more than 600 rai of forest in Doi Tung mountain in Chiang Rai, which locals have billed as the worst such disaster in two decades.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2023

Chiang Rai to host international art festival

Organised by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, the Ministry of Culture and Chiang Rai province, Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023 is set to be held from Dec 9 to April 30 next year.

Bangkok Post · Mar 29, 2023

Toxic air still choking North

Hazardous levels of PM2.5 were limited to northern provinces on Wednesday morning, with with the worst air pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, according to the Pollution Control Department.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023

North still cloaked in thick haze

Parts of the upper North and Northeast remained cloaked in hazardous levels of smoke haze on Tuesday, with with the worst pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023

Smog lingers across North

Hazardous levels of the ultra-fine PM2.5 dust were once again reported across the North and upper Northeast on Monday.

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