Chiang Rai, Thailand News

The northeastern province of Chaiyaphum has been hit by flood while rehabilitation work continues in flood hit areas in the northern province of Chiang Rai.

As floods receded in the northern province of Chiang Rai, the Public Health Ministry continued with its efforts in controlling diseases.

China damned over floods By Brian McCartan CHIANG MAI - As Mekong River floodwaters in Laos and Thailand recede, indignation with China for its lack of transparency on upstream dam developments is on the rise.

Homes and business areas in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district are under one-metre deep floodwaters, as the water level of the Mae Sai River crested at 3.88 metres, greatly over the critical level of 2.50 metres ...

As communities along the Mekong River face some of the worst floods in decades, a flood warning network that combines scientific and local knowledge is under scrutiny.

Representatives of His Majesty the King yesterday delivered 2,000 relief packages to flood-affected Chiang Rai residents.

MRC bulletins 'not reaching' villagers By Anucha Charoenpo Environmentalists have hit out at the Mekong River Commission for allegedly failing to alert people in member countries about flooding.

The little hamlet in Saraburi is home to tender rice, startling murals in ruined temples and oneofakind weavings Monks make their daily alms rounds.

Some 500 villagers in Chiang Rai's Wiang Kaen district were evacuated from homes covered by 1.5metredeep floodwater, while water started to recede in many areas.

The Mekong River has reached its highest level in 30 years, with floodwater submerging homes and farmland from Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district all the way to Loei's Chiang Khan District.

Floodwater has inundated more than 500 houses in three villages in Thailand's northernmost province of Chiang Rai, and destroyed over 3,000 rai of crops, Thai media quoted officials as saying on Tuesday.

Ratchaburi has a bit of everything - ethnic diversity, traditional ambience, ancient temples and natural beauty STORY BY ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT, PHOTOS BY THITI WANNAMONTHA Not many provinces in Thailand offer ...

Monks and locals join forces to safeguard Nan's cultural heritage Story by ROJANA MANOWALAILAO Exquisite wooden Buddhist statues have been traded for a lone drum that was used for temple activities.

Monks and locals join forces to safeguard Nan's cultural heritage Story by ROJANA MANOWALAILAO Exquisite wooden Buddhist statues have been traded for a lone drum that was used for temple activities.

Bangkok, July 8 Thailand's Supreme Court Tuesday convicted the former speaker and deputy leader of the country's ruling People Power Party , Yongyuth Tiyapairat, of bribing officials during the last general ...

The People Power party is preparing to set up a new political entity if ex-deputy leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat is disqualified by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the conclusion to the vote-buying case from last ...

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The new rice-pledging plan, aimed at containing protests by farmers by buying paddy at a guaranteed price, began nationwide Sunday with little action.

General news >> Friday June 13, 2008 POLITICS Poll fraud document may be forged Witness in Yongyuthcase demands inquiry The Election Commission has found that a document, part of the evidence in a vote-buying ...

Floating through the storied Golden Triangle on a river barge A giant four-storey building, towering above the tree line on the Golden Triangle, gradually became a dwarf as the barge pulled upstream at 10 knots ...