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Man seriously hurt in Chiang Mai bear attack

A Swiss man working as a volunteer for a wildlife foundation in Chiang Mai’s Chiang Dao district was seriously injured by an Asiatic black bear while feeding it in its enclosure on Thursday afternoon.

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PM wants electric mass transit to cut PM2.5

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin vowed to promote electric mass transit to help solve the air pollution problem in Chiang Mai.

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Drones Help Solve Forest Carbon Capture Riddle

On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest.

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'Clean air' doctor dies of lung cancer

A 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor who advocated for an end to air pollution died from lung cancer on Tuesday.

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Orchard explosion kills 3 workers

CHIANG MAI: A third person has died from an explosion while workers were making a chemical mixture at a longan plantation on Tuesday evening.

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Chiang Mai seeks solution to smog

As the smog season draws nearer, Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the government to speed up the passage of the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from the agricultural sector.

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Extended nightlife hours to start Dec 15

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has agreed to extend opening hours for nighttime entertainment venues, including pubs and bars, to 4am in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri and Phuket from Dec 15.

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Chiang Mai pub raid finds 242 underage customers

Five senior Chiang Mai police officers recently reinstated after being transferred to inactive posts over an illegal casino have again been suspended, following a raid on a pub.

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Chiang Mai airport's new hours met with protests

Residents are protesting a plan to extend Chiang Mai International Airport's operating hours, saying many have yet to be compensated for damage caused by flights taking off and landing at the airport over the past five years.

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Meth pills found in parcels left at delivery firm

CHIANG MAI: Authorities seized 500,000 methamphetamine pills in parcels left at a logistics firm in Fang district on Monday evening.

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Pita joins protest against Chiang Mai coal mine

Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of the Move Forward Party, on Thursday joined a protest by Karen villagers against a proposed coal mine in Omkoi district, Chiang Mai.

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'Robbed' of final berth, India confident of beating Lebanon in third-place match

NEW DELHI: Despite the heartbreak of a penalty shootout loss to Iraq in the semis, a confident India will look to maintain their recent domination against Lebanon when the two sides clash in the Kings Cup third-place match in Chiang Mai on Sunday.

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Iraq shoot past India on penalties in King's Cup football tournament

Former Asian champions Iraq needed two penalties in regulation time, and the tiebreaker, to put it across a fighting India and book their place in the final of the King’s Cup at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Thursday.

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India lose to Iraq in penalty shootout after conceding debatable penalty, face Lebanon in bronze medal playoff

CHIANG MAI (THAILAND): A Sunil Chhetri-less India conceded a late goal off a debatable penalty to miss out on their first ever win over higher-ranked Iraq, who won the King's Cup semifinal clash via penalty shootout here on Thursday.

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Teacher faces charges over nude pics

A high school teacher in Chiang Mai has been charged with taking pornographic photos and videos of his male students.

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Pheu Thai wants new airports for Chiang Mai, Phuket

The Pheu Thai Party is looking to refurbish airports all over the country and also build two new airports — one in Chiang Mai and the other in Phuket — as part of its aim to boost tourism, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Japanese woman found dead in hotel room bathroom

A 25-year-old Japanese woman was found dead on Monday morning with a mobile phone charging cable around her neck in a Chiang Mai hotel room where she stayed with her husband.

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Chiang Mai wants more Saudi visitors

Chiang Mai is hoping for a surge in visitors from Saudi Arabia with various agencies planning to stage a roadshow in the Middle East country later this year to draw visitors here.

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Clean air, not 'hot air'

Early this week, the Administrative Court in Chiang Mai province issued a ruling that once again confirms the outgoing government has failed to tackle the problem of toxic air pollution, despite having previously prioritised the fight against PM2.5 dust particles and making this a national agenda.

Bangkok Post

Chiang Mai set to host King’s Cup again

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on Wednesday confirmed that Chiang Mai will host the 49th King’s Cup tournament in September.

Bangkok Post

PM failed to curb pollutants

Chiang Mai: The Administrative Court on Monday ruled that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the National Environmental Board (NEB) had neglected their duties in tackling toxic air pollutants in the province, in a case brought forth by a local resident.

Bangkok Post

Child porn suspect ‘operated more than 30 sites’

A 28-year-old man arrested on child pornography charges was found to be operating more than 30 pornographic websites during a police raid on his two houses in Chiang Mai and Udon Thani provinces.

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Ailing elephant comes home

Ailing Thai jumbo Sak Surin is in quarantine in Lampang province after being flown from Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai on Sunday.

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Sak Surin in quarantine at Lamphang elephant centre

Ailing Thai jumbo Sak Surin is in 30-day quarantine at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang province after being flown from Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai on Sunday.

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Ailing jumbo repatriated from Sri Lanka

CHIANG MAI: Sak Surin, one of three elephants that Thailand gifted to Sri Lanka, returned home safely as he arrived in Chiang Mai on Sunday after 22 years away.

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