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Police targeted four locations across approximately 174 households in the Chiang Mai Housing Estate, Nong Hoi, in a major raid this morning. The operation aimed to crack down on illegal activity, inspect migrant workers and monitor criminal behaviour within the community, with the goal of restoring public order and reinforcing confidence in law enforcement. Following checks on more than 200 peop … Continued
Choreographer Ronnarong Khampha and three musicians bring a new interdisciplinary performance to Chiang Mai this July, reinterpreting traditional Lanna dance through movement, music and visual art. “Ink: Neo Lanna Dance” takes its central concept from a deceptively simple premise — that ink is not merely a mark on a surface but a living movement. Under this idea, the body becomes a brush, leaving … Continued
Scenes from Phayao’s iconic “Wian Tian Klang Kwan” (Candlelit Water Procession), a unique Buddhist tradition believed to be the only one of its kind in the world. Held annually on important Buddhist holy days, the ceremony sees devotees boarding boats across Kwan Phayao to perform the sacred candlelit procession around Wat Tilok Aram, a centuries-old temple submerged beneath the lake. The event be … Continued
Large rocks broke away from a mountainside on Highway 108 this morning, blocking traffic on a stretch of road in Khun Yuam district, Mae Hong Son province. The Department of Highways says continuous rainfall and water erosion caused the collapse at kilometre markers 300+775 to 300+825 on the Nong Haeng–Mae Surin section, in the Ban Mae Surin area. The Khun Yuam Highway Unit deployed staff and heav … Continued
Tens of thousands of Buddhist faithful and tourists gathered on the evening of 30th May at the Khruba Srivichai Monument for the annual Tiao Khuen Doi tradition, walking in procession up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ahead of Visakha Bucha Day. Chiang Mai Governor Rattaphon Naradit presided over the ceremony, bearing royally bestowed bathing water and triple robes donated by His Majesty the King, wh … Continued
Video footage circulating on social media has sparked widespread criticism after some participants in this year’s Tiao Khuen Doi tradition were filmed riding on the roofs of red songthaews on the road up to Doi Suthep — in some cases scrolling on their phones while perched on top of moving vehicles. Tens of thousands of people took part in the annual night walk on 30th May, trekking 14 kilometres … Continued
Central Pattana Plc., Thailand’s leading sustainable real estate developer under the vision “Imagining Better Futures for All,” continues to strengthen its position as a key driver of Thailand’s MICE industry. The company’s network of Central Pattana Multipurpose Halls across eight shopping centers nationwide has been recognized with 10 prestigious MICE Venue Standard Awards at MICE Standards Day … Continued
Pu Sae Ya Sae is an annual ceremony held in Mae Hia, just south of the city in the foothills of Doi Suthep-Pui, where a buffalo is sacrificed and eaten — raw — by a local who claims to be possessed by the spirit of a giant. The story behind this unusual tradition is that a long time ago, two giants by the name of Pu Sae and Ya Sae — grandfather Sae and grandmother Sae — roamed these hills and, bei … Continued
Chiang Mai airport customs officers, working in collaboration with airport authorities, arrested two Chinese nationals on 31st May as they attempted to smuggle cannabis buds out of the country concealed in snack bags inside their luggage, bound for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The first passenger was found carrying 12 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis buds hidden among snack items … Continued