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Responding to the growing demand for fun and safe activities, the KTM Riders Academy recently staged an advanced enduro and adventure course in Chiang Mai featuring the latest models for the Thai market.

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Chiang Mai chokes in world's worst air pollution

Chiang Mai had the world's worst air pollution with the air quality index of 180 at 4am on Sunday, according to a leading pollution website.

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Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project ready to begin

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with Chiang Mai.

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Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project gears up

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai to hand out face masks as dust from fires hits hazardous levels

Thai authorities struggle to contain forest fires, a persistent cause of air pollution during the dry season

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62m meth pills seized since October in North

Police in northern Thailand have seized 62 million methamphetamine pills in the last five months, according to statistics released this week by Provincial Police Region 5.

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Tourism plan to rake in B2.38tn

CHIANG MAI: The provincial Public-Private Economic Development Committee and the Provincial Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Office on Monday discussed a plan to bring 2.38 trillion baht in tourism revenue this year.

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Concern that Chiang Mai PM2.5 may slow tourism

Levels of PM2.5 dust in the air in the North – particularly in Chiang Mai – on Saturday reached a record high, raising concerns among tourism operators that the situation will affect tourism and travel patterns.

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Another suspect in Chinese-led theft gang nabbed after 3 years on run

Another member of a Chinese-led gang believed responsible for robbing a compatriot's luxury car in Pattaya has been arrested in Chiang Mai province after three years on the run.

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Concern that toxic Chiang Mai dust wave may start to affect tourist numbers

Levels of hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles in the air in the North – particularly in Chiang Mai – on Saturday reached a record high, raising concerns among tourism operators that the situation will affect tourism and travel patterns.

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The highs and lows of liberalising weed

A boom in cannabis businesses has helped jolt the tourism industry back to life, as travellers flock to Thailand for marijuana tourism.

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Chiang Mai frets over foreign nominees

Tourism operators in Chiang Mai are calling for the revision of laws and regulations to maintain fair competition and protect local businesses from Chinese merchants using Thai nominees.

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School head shocked by Wild Boars footballer's death

The director of a school in Chiang Mai has expressed surprise about the sudden death of young “Wild Boars” footballer Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep in England, saying the school was awaiting the autopsy results to learn the exact cause.

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Fine dust levels drop in Chiang Mai after rain

CHIANG MAI: The air quality in this northern province, which had been poor in the past 15 days due to the high levels of hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles, slightly improved on Thursday morning after some rain on Wednesday evening.

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Chiang Mai hosts Plant To Plate extravaganza

To support local farmers and food artisans, a group of top chefs from Bangkok will gather in Chiang Mai for an altruistic cause on Feb 21.

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Chiang Mai city guide: Where to stay, eat drink and shop in Thailand’s northern creative hub

CITY GUIDES: Enveloped in nature and packed with authentic experiences from massages to meeting with monks, this northern Thai city is not to be missed, says Lucie Grace

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Two arrested, 5.7m speed pills seized in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: Two members of a drug caravan were arrested, with 5.7 million methamphetamine pills and 6.6 kilogrammes of raw opium seized, following a clash with soldiers along the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Dao district.

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Chiang Mai ranked safest city in SE Asia

A website has ranked the northern city of Chiang Mai the safest in Southeast Asia - and No 32 in the entire world - according to a government spokesman.

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Collapsed part of Chiang Mai wall still awaits repairs

Residents living near the Chang Phuak Gate in the Chiang Mai city wall have expressed growing concern about the lack of restoration work despite a collapse four months ago.

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Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away

The beaches and temples of Asian travel hotspots like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they've been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they're still relatively quiet

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When the dust settles

When Sakarin Krue-On, artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, was asked to create an artwork for the 2021 exhibition "Art For Air" at Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center, he was struck with the idea of using snow globes.

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Anantara Chiang Mai Resort & Spa

Most of my fellow Bangkokians consider Chiang Mai their usual holiday destination. Some of them have even adopted the culture-rich yet trendy northern province as their second residence.

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Chinese heading to Phuket, Chiang Mai

Both Chiang Mai and Phuket are expecting to see a significant rise in air travel on direct flights from China from Jan 18, according to local airport authorities.

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Drug couriers killed, 300kg ketamine seized near border

CHIANG MAI: Six drug smugglers were killed and 300 kilogrammes of ketamine seized in a clash between soldiers and armed men in Fang district, which borders Shan State in Myanmar, on Monday.

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Education sector has high hopes

Some commentators have noted that Thailand is seeing growth in the international school business following an economic rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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