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CHIANG RAI – Police have announced the results of a major narcotics crackdown covering five key cases in northern Thailand. Officers arrested 10 suspects and seized 21 million methamphetamine pills, along with 320 kilograms of crystal meth. [1]

CHIANG RAI – The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chiang Rai Office, invites visitors to enjoy Songkran 2026 under the theme “Aew Pi Mai Mueang Chiang Rai Ban Hao”. [2]

CHIANG RAI – Provincial Energy officials in Chiang Rai Province have tightened inspections at gas stations to prevent fuel hoarding and unfair sales practices. [3]

CHIANG RAI -Police joined forces with border patrol and ranger units in a tense pre-dawn chase along the Mekong riverside road, after a drug trafficking group tried to break through a checkpoint. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

CHIANG RAI – The Department of Highways has officially opened the new underpass and frontage road at a high-risk section of Highway 1152. [5]

Chiang Rai is quickly becoming one of Northern Thailand’s most-watched provinces. Its mix of nature, culture, and strong local identity has helped it earn the highest tourism revenue among Thailand’s secondary cities. [6]

CHIANG RAI, Thailand – A powerful earthquake in Myanmar caused severe tremors, leading to the collapse of a concrete beam at the constructi [7]

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is warning about a “moderately serious” situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining operations in a self-ad... [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 85% match

Police Announce 5 Major Drug Busts in Northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI – Police have announced the results of a major narcotics crackdown covering five key cases in northern Thailand. Officers arrested 10 suspects and seized 21 million methamphetamine pills, along with 320 kilograms of crystal meth.

[2] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Songkran 2026, Best Places to Join the Water Festival

CHIANG RAI – The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chiang Rai Office, invites visitors to enjoy Songkran 2026 under the theme “Aew Pi Mai Mueang Chiang Rai Ban Hao”.

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-17 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Steps Up Fuel Station Checks to Prevent Hoarding

CHIANG RAI – Provincial Energy officials in Chiang Rai Province have tightened inspections at gas stations to prevent fuel hoarding and unfair sales practices.

[4] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-17 · 75% match

Police in Chiang Rai Seize 7 Million Meth Pills After Vehicle Chase, 5 Arrested

CHIANG RAI -Police joined forces with border patrol and ranger units in a tense pre-dawn chase along the Mekong riverside road, after a drug trafficking group tried to break through a checkpoint.

[5] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Officially Opens Highway 1152 Underpass

CHIANG RAI – The Department of Highways has officially opened the new underpass and frontage road at a high-risk section of Highway 1152.

[6] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-02-06 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Moves Toward Becoming a Primary Tourism Hub

Chiang Rai is quickly becoming one of Northern Thailand’s most-watched provinces. Its mix of nature, culture, and strong local identity has helped it earn the highest tourism revenue among Thailand’s secondary cities.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-03-28 · 75% match

Myanmar earthquake causes concrete beam collapse on Den Chai-Chiang Khong railway project

CHIANG RAI, Thailand – A powerful earthquake in Myanmar caused severe tremors, leading to the collapse of a concrete beam at the constructi

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-07-07 · 75% match

Mekong River Body Detects Heavy Metal Contamination

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is warning about a “moderately serious” situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining operations in a self-ad

[9] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-04-17 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Police Take Down Drug Dealers Selling Meth to Youth

Narcotics suppression police in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district have broke up a group involved in drug dealing near the Chiang Rai- Myanmar border.The arrest comes after police received a tip-off about a gang of five young men secretly selling methamph

[10] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-25 · 44% match

Chiang Mai Air Quality Hits Crisis Levels as 158 Wildfires Burn Out of Control

CHIANG MAI – Once again Chiang Mai Province facing dangerous PM2.5 air pollution, and this time the situation is getting worse fast. Thick white smoke now hangs over much of the city as PM2.5 levels climb and visibility drops.

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