THE TRUTH ABOUT: Muang - Caught on Camera

Illegal hookah shop shut down in Phuket

PHUKET - Authorities have seized 32 illegal hookah sets, known as “Baragu” in Thai, from a shop in Muang district that caters to tourists.

Bangkok Post · Aug 25

600 rai of illegal durian plantations to be cleared in Trat

TRAT - Authorities are preparing to clear more than 600 rai of illegal durian plantations around the Huai Raeng reservoir in Muang district of this eastern province as part of a crackdown on encroachment by investors.

Bangkok Post · Aug 21

Clean-up begins as floods pass through Nan

NAN - Rehabilitation work is beginning in upper and central districts of this northern province as floodwaters from the overflowing Nan River move south, governor Chainarong Wongyai said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

Woman arrested after mother-in-law beheaded in Phuket

A 36-year-old woman was arrested after her 74-year-old mother-in-law was killed and beheaded following a domestic dispute at a house in Muang district of Phuket on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Fake dentist arrested after decade of practising

BURI RAM - Police have arrested a fake dentist and two others for running a dental clinic without a licence in Muang district of this northeastern province.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Chinese man held in counterfeit cosmetics case

A Chinese national has been arrested after police raided a warehouse in Muang district of Samut Prakan and seized more than 18,000 counterfeit cosmetics and personal care products bearing fake trademarks of well-known brands.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Raided hotel provided drugs, sex, gambling exclusively to Chinese

NONTHABURI - Police have raided a hotel in Muang district that was providing gambling, drugs and sex services for its exclusively Chinese guests.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26

Moving car bomb hits far South once again

NARATHIWAT - Tanyong police station in Muang district of Narathiwat was hit by a moving car bomb Tuesday night in an attack authorities said was similar to two prior incidents in the region last year.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22

Nine monks killed by pickup driven by 11-year-old boy

Thirteen injured as vehicle ploughs into pilgrimage group in Mukdahan

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

15 injured when bus hits parked truck

CHAIYAPHUM - Fifteen people were injured when their double-decker bus crashed into a parked 18-wheel trailer truck carrying steel rods in Muang district early Tuesday morning.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30