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Ezy Airlines halts northern flights over high fees

Ezy Airlines has suspended a plan to fly in northern Thailand, reportedly due to high parking fees at Chiang Mai airport, prompting the governor of Mae Hong Son to seek a review of the fees to support tourism.

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Chiang Mai city buses returning to the roads

City buses will resume services in Chiang Mai this month, after soaring fuel prices forced the operator to pull the fleet off the streets for the first time in eight years.

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Chiang Mai safe from flooding, more rain this week

Irrigation officials have moved to calm fears that Chiang Mai city may be flooded, stressing that the level of the Ping river, a major waterway, remains far below the crisis level.

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Spikers keep clean record in second leg

Thailand finished the second leg of the 2026 SEA V Cup in Chiang Mai with a perfect record after defeating Southeast Asian rivals Vietnam 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-15) on Sunday.

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Slowly, yet surely

In 2024, Tharinee Ratanasatien and Nawarat Welployngam joined an artist residency programme in the UK. Unlike their counterparts in Thailand, the creative professionals had access to structural support.

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Chiang Mai screens Thai-Japanese film programme

Dude, Movie presents "Hearing The Voice Of Absence", a programme of eight Thai and Japanese films, at Suan Anya in Chiang Mai, from Friday to Sunday.

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Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai highway partially flooded but passable

Motorists on the main highway between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai were being advised on Thursday to drive carefully as workers are draining floodwater from the surface in some locations.

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Chinese shop owner skims 1,200 credit cards, steals B30m

A Chinese man and three Thais have been arrested for allegedly skimming the credit card data of 1,200 Chinese visitors to their shops in Bangkok and Chiang Mai and stealing 30-million-baht from them using forged credit cards.

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HIV cases continue to rise in Chiang Mai

HIV remains a significant public health concern in Chiang Mai, with health authorities reporting approximately 23,900 cumulative infections and about 700 new cases each year - almost two new infections a day on average.

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Chinese shop owner skimmed compatriots’ credit cards, stole B30m

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Senators propose 3 sites for Unesco list

A campaign has been launched to nominate Kanchanaburi's Death Railway, ancient Chiang Saen and historic Chiang Mai for inclusion on Unesco's World Heritage List.

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31 foreign-owned by proxy companies raided in Chiang Mai

Police and local officials in Chiang Mai raided 31 companies suspected of being nominee firms under actual foreign ownership and arrested five suspects on Monday.

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31 foreign-owned by proxy companies raided in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: Police and local officials raided 31 companies suspected of being nominee firms under actual foreign ownership and arrested five suspects on Monday.

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Chiang Mai Art On Paper returns to Nimmanhaemin neighbourhood

C.A.P Studio, the landmark printmaking hub of northern Thailand, has recently moved back to the Nimmanhaemin neighbourhood of Chiang Mai, where they welcome artists and visitors with a fully renovated, customised creative space.

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The mining challenge

Since 2024, villagers in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai living along the Kok, Sai, Ruak and Mekong rivers have suffered water pollution caused by runoff from gold and earth mines in Shan State, northern Myanmar.

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Woman allegedly set up nominee fronts for B100m scam gang

A woman accused of setting up nominee companies used by a call centre scam gang to launder more than 100 million baht has been arrested in Chiang Mai province.

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Landlords warned about tenants from hell

CHIANG MAI — A dormitory owner’s son in Chiang Mai has warned other landlords after discovering a room filled with piles of rubbish and a foul smell after long-term tenants moved out, with the air conditioner and fan left running.

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China urged to probe mines

Chiang Mai: Communities along the Kok River in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai on Monday called on the Chinese government to address heavy metal contamination they say is caused by Chinese-owned mining operations in Myanmar.

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Ink: Neo Lanna Dance reinterprets northern identity

Choreographer and performer Ronnarong Khampha presents a contemporary performance of Ink: Neo Lanna Dance at Fahlanna Art Museum in Chiang Mai, on July 12 at 6.30pm.

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Proxy business crackdown reaches Chiang Mai

Hotels in northern province among several businesses identified, say police

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Chiang Mai train services back to normal after landslide

Train services to and from Chiang Mai have returned to normal after the track was damaged and blocked by a landslide near Khun Tan station in Lamphun province on Sunday evening.

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10 Chinese scammers caught in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI - Ten Chinese nationals were arrested on Monday when police raided a luxury house in Saraphi district and uncovered a call-scam - operators posing as insurance and delivery companies targeting victims in their home country.

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Former prosecutor faces bribery investigation

A former director-general-level prosecutor has been formally accused of offering a bribe and falsely invoking the names of senior police officers to interfere with a high-profile corruption case in Chiang Mai.

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China must hear river warnings

As thousands of people take part in the Peace Walk for Rivers from May 31 to June 5, marching from Tha Ton Bridge in Chiang Mai to Mae Fah Luang Bridge in Chiang Rai to defend six transboundary rivers affected by unregulated mining in Myanmar, an unexpected statement appeared on…

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'Darkest Before Dawn' highlights outsider art

Head High Second Floor, a non-profit art space in Chiang Mai, invites everyone to rediscover the compelling beauty of outsider art during "Darkest Before Dawn", until June 26.

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