The Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning for people in the North and Northeast to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls in...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra is taking a more visible role for Thailand and across Asia, stirring renewed tensions between the country’s powerful military...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Police arrested a suspected member of a major drug network in the North, two suspected drug traffickers in the capital and a...
The Quiksilver Thailand 2011 Surf Competition came to a thrilling finale on Saturday with Bali’s Raditya Rondi claiming victory in the Men’s Open Shortboard Division....
Any visitor to Chiangrai cannot fail to recognize the richness and obvious affluence that abound in this northern most province. Its proximity to the Golden...
Comparing Internet speed tests for three different Internet broadband connections I’ve had the opportunity to use in Thailand. If you are going to be in...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – The value of foreign golf tourism to Thailand may reach 60 billion baht or $US2 billion in 2012 for the first time....
CHAINRGAI TIMES – Remi Huet, a 30-year-old French tourist, was killed by flashfloods while bicycling in a national park in Prachin Buri province, 135 km...
Thailand’s plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the...
Retail rice prices could jump by 25% or more from next month once the government launches the crop mortgage programme. Somkiat Makcayathorn, president of the...
From riding elephants to working in fields, touring temples to visiting schools, Amanda Woodard sees Thailand and Cambodia through fresh eyes – those of her...
Prices at the pump will tumble by as much as eight baht a litre today after the government gave the green light for a measure...
Dog meat traders in north-eastern Thailand are demanding that an export ban to Vietnam be lifted due to its severe impact on the local economy,...
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Chon Buri are expected to be the highest growth areas, but less well know destinations are also on the...
The State Railway of Thailand has announced that it will temporarily suspend all north-bound train services after tracks were submerged under floodwaters triggered by the...
For 30 years I have maintained a home in a village 30 kilometres north of Chiang Mai. I have watched a multitude of relatives grow...
Chiang Rai province’s Election Commission reported that in August there will be elections for seven local TAO positions in the province alone. It is estimated...
Chiang Rai, the northernmost province in Thailand, has become a major production base for Japanese rice because of its climate and locally developed strains of...
Ng Meixi was 17 when her best friend, nicknamed Da, told her that she would soon be sold off as a bride. The 16-year-old Thai...
The State Railway of Thailand received a warm welcome for its railway extension project in the North when it conducted its first public hearing yesterday in...