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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. [1]

Canine distemper virus (CDV) and Mycoplasma spp. bacteria have been blamed for the deaths of over a dozen captive tigers at the Tiger Kingdom in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai, according to the Livestock Development Department. [2]

CHIANG RAI – Police and soldiers from the Pha Muang Task Froce in northern Thailand seized 8 million meth pills in one day during two seizures in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. Officers acted on tip-offs from locals and made arrests at both sites. [3]

Chiang Mai – In less than six months, Provincial Police Region 5, together with the Pha Muang task force, have intercepted over 200 million methamphetamine pills moving through northern Thailand. [4]

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The Minister of Agriculture on Oct 5 has ordered the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development to [5]

CHIANG MAI—On a normal day before COVID-19 hit Thailand, young elephants like Suda in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng Elephant Park had to work from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. [6]

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – In the wake of severe flooding in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng and Mae Wang districts, two elephants have tragically d [7]

'Hmong people practise animism," explains Sirikarn Sengla, an 18-year-old from the Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. She lives near Doi Mon Ngo, a beautiful mountain wrapped in mist and forest, far from the noise and speed of the modern world. [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-25 · 65% 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.

[2] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-21 · 75% match

Captive tigers die from canine distemper at Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai

Canine distemper virus (CDV) and Mycoplasma spp. bacteria have been blamed for the deaths of over a dozen captive tigers at the Tiger Kingdom in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai, according to the Livestock Development Department.

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-06-24 · 75% match

Authorities Seize 8 Million Meth Pills in Northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI – Police and soldiers from the Pha Muang Task Froce in northern Thailand seized 8 million meth pills in one day during two seizures in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. Officers acted on tip-offs from locals and made arrests at both sites.

[4] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-04-21 · 75% match

Chiang Mai Police Report Over 200 Million Meth Pills Seized in Six Months

Chiang Mai – In less than six months, Provincial Police Region 5, together with the Pha Muang task force, have intercepted over 200 million methamphetamine pills moving through northern Thailand.

[5] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-10-06 · 75% match

Emergency transport of ‘Royal Donated Animal Feed’ to aid elephants in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The Minister of Agriculture on Oct 5 has ordered the Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development to

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-09-04 · 75% match

While Elephants Enjoy Some Rest, Humans Suffer as COVID-19 Hits Thai Tourism

CHIANG MAI—On a normal day before COVID-19 hit Thailand, young elephants like Suda in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng Elephant Park had to work from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-10-05 · 75% match

Heartbreak as two elephants die in Chiang Mai floods, rescue center director shares tragic day

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – In the wake of severe flooding in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng and Mae Wang districts, two elephants have tragically d

[8] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 75% match

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'Hmong people practise animism," explains Sirikarn Sengla, an 18-year-old from the Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. She lives near Doi Mon Ngo, a beautiful mountain wrapped in mist and forest, far from the noise and speed of the modern world.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-06-30 · 75% match

Thai PM inspects water reservation project in Chiang Mai

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha inspected a project to raise water in the reservoir of the Mae Kuang Udom Thara dam to solve water shortage and flooding. In his trip to th

[10] 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

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