Mae Hong Son, Thailand News

Thai Airways International is urged to maintain the Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son route, as the scrapping would severely damage the tourism and trade in Mae Hong Son province.

Siam General Aviation Co Ltd, the operator of SGA Airlines, sees continued travelling demand in the Northern routes despite the 20-25 per cent drop in overall passengers in the first five months of this year.

The IT industry is moving to help cut unemployment by boosting skills and opening job opportunities for software programmers, IT security professionals and network specialists.

The Mae Hong Son Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office will conduct drills next month to prepare for possible mudslides in the rainy season.

Tourism in Mae Hong Son's Pai District had generated Bt1.03 billion last year, said Wisut Buachum, director of Tourism Authority of Thailand office in Mae Hong Son said Tuesday.

The Royal Project Foundation has been asked to help wipe out opium cultivation in three northern provinces after state efforts have failed.

The incident took place at the Ban Huay Pueng border pass in Mae Hong Son when a lorry loaded with processed teak was intercepted by police on suspicion it was bringing in smuggled Burmese wood.

Few people bothered to sign up for the government's job training project for the unemployed during the first day of applications yesterday.

Thai Airways International has cancelled flights between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son for safety reasons as dust haze continues to shroud the northern sky.

The Assembly of the Poor is still alive and well. So is its determination to pressure the government into solving land rights problems.

It was getting late and the frustration growing more intense at the LoveIs Concert at Khao Yai National Park.

Hollywood starlit and U.N. Ambassador Angelina Jolie has asked Thailand to permit greater freedom of movement for thousands of refugees stuck in camps after fleeing neighboring Myanmar, according to a U.N. ...

The journey took only 30 minutes or so but it brought me into a different world.

The Thai government on Friday said they were "as lenient as possible" in their treatment of Burmese refugees living in camps in the kingdom, responding to US movie actress Angelina Jolie's call on authorities ...

BAN MAI NAI SOI REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand, February 5 - " UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has called on the Thai government to grant Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand greater freedom of movement, ...

Mae Hong Son governor Thongchai Wongrianthong instructed two district chiefs of Sob Moei and Mae Sariang bordering Myanmar to strictly monitor the checkpoints in an attempt to bar the entry of illegal migrants, ...

Thai Airways International will cut fuel surcharges on domestic and international routes by 40 per cent, effective from Dec 19.

His Majesty the King on Monday provided warm clothes and blankets to people living in the northern province of Mae Hong Son, which has been hit by cold weather.