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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

CHIANG MAI — 17 February 2026, Wildfires have begun to break out in the sout [1]

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – River tubing in the Mae Chaem River has emerged as a top summer destination for tourists seeking relief from Thailand’s swelteri [2]

The airborne dust situation in Thailand has worsened due to better air movement and intensified southerly winds. Nonetheless, certain areas in the country remain af [3]

TOKYO -- Singaporean hotelier Ascott and Japanese real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono in late 2029 will open a luxury accommodation in Japan, the companies announced on Tuesday, as Tokyo's central financial district grows into a hotel hot spot. [4]

National Park officials in Chiang Mai continue to engage in a strenuous effort to extinguish forest fires raging across the lower distr (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

Fires have devastated approximately 30,000 rai (4,800 hectares) of forest across three districts in Chiang Mai province, according to local officials. The blazes, which began about a week ago [6]

Officials from Ob Luang National Park invited Citylife out to check out their safety inspection along the Mae Chaem River to ensure readiness ahead of the reopening of the river tubing activity for the 2026 season. [7]

The levels of accumulated ultra-fine dust exceeded the safety standard in several areas in the North with the highest concentration recorded in Ch [8]

Sources
[1] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-02-17 · 50% match

Southern Chiang Mai faces rising forest fire risk

CHIANG MAI — 17 February 2026, Wildfires have begun to break out in the sout

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-03-09 · 40% match

River tubing on Mae Chaem River draws summer crowds to northern Thailand

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – River tubing in the Mae Chaem River has emerged as a top summer destination for tourists seeking relief from Thailand’s swelteri

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-02-09 · 75% match

Hot district in Chiang Mai AQI reading hits alarming figure of 287

The airborne dust situation in Thailand has worsened due to better air movement and intensified southerly winds. Nonetheless, certain areas in the country remain af

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-12-10 · 75% match

Tokyo's central business district grows into hotel hot spot

TOKYO -- Singaporean hotelier Ascott and Japanese real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono in late 2029 will open a luxury accommodation in Japan, the companies announced on Tuesday, as Tokyo's central financial district grows into a hotel hot spot.

[5] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-03-04 · 75% match

Chiang Mai continues tireless effort to extinguish forest fires raging across lower districts

National Park officials in Chiang Mai continue to engage in a strenuous effort to extinguish forest fires raging across the lower distr

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-02-26 · 75% match

Chiang Mai forests ravaged by wildfires

Fires have devastated approximately 30,000 rai (4,800 hectares) of forest across three districts in Chiang Mai province, according to local officials. The blazes, which began about a week ago

[7] TH chiangmaicitylife.com · 2026-02-19 · 40% match

Book now to get a chance to tube through Ob Luang this summer

Officials from Ob Luang National Park invited Citylife out to check out their safety inspection along the Mae Chaem River to ensure readiness ahead of the reopening of the river tubing activity for the 2026 season.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-02-16 · 71% match

Levels of accumulated ultra-fine dust exceed safety standard in Chiang Mai, Bangkok

The levels of accumulated ultra-fine dust exceeded the safety standard in several areas in the North with the highest concentration recorded in Ch

[9] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-11-27 · 45% match

Volunteers shot at while saving flood victims in Hat Yai

An emergency response team from Chiang Mai province has suspended its rescue and evacuation operations after its volunteer jet-skiers were shot at twice by unidentified hot-tempered flood victims in Zone 8 of Hat Yai district on Tuesday night.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-19 · 42% match

Little-visited Japan town partners with a startup to sell souvenirs

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir shops.

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