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Rangers arrest 2 men, seize 3m meth pills after pursuit

Soldiers arrested two fleeing men in Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai and later seized about 3 million methamphetamine pills dumped while they were being chased through nearby Mae Ai border district of Chiang Mai early Friday morning.

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Thai director Danny says Myanmar abduction rumours untrue

A film director was repatriated from Myanmar on Tuesday morning after his family claimed that he had been kidnapped for ransom by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) since Jan 4. However, Myanmar authorities insisted that he had entered the UWSA's territory of his own free will.

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Paetongtarn says father Thaksin wants reconciliation

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has sent a message to Thailand through his daughter, who is campaigning for a Pheu Thai Party comeback to the government.

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Chiang Rai airport reopens

Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport reopens on Friday after a damaged Nok Air plane was removed from the runway.

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Chiang Rai airport reopens as stranded Nok Air plane removed

Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport reopens on Friday after a damaged Nok Air plane was removed from the runway, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

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Nok Air announces redress

Nok Air has offered compensation to all 164 passengers of a flight that skidded off the runway after landing amid heavy rain at Chiang Rai airport on Saturday, saying it will put more stringent safety protocols in place in accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

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Chiang Rai airport closure extended

The closure of Mae Fah Luang international airport in Chiang Rai has been extended until noon Friday while efforts continue to remove the Nok Air plane that veered off the runway and became mired in mud while landing on Saturday night, Airports of Thailand (AOT) announced on Wednesday.

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Chiang Rai tourism hit by airport closure

Chiang Rai tourism has been impacted by the temporary closure of Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport after an incident with a Nok Air flight on Saturday night, with tourists and locals having to cancel their trips or catch flights from Chiang Mai instead.

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Nok Nok, who's there?

The delayed evacuation of passengers on Nok Air Flight DD108 after a landing mishap in Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang airport shows serious errors of judgement from the emergency responders.

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Nok Air cites safety for slow evacuation of passengers

Nok Airlines has defended the hour-long evacuation of passengers from the plane that crashed off the runway after landing at Chiang Rai on Saturday night, saying it was in strict compliance with safety procedures.

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5.1 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, felt in northern Thailand

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude occurred inside Myanmar, with a depth of 2 kilometres, about 82km northeast of Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai, at 11.03pm on Monday and was felt in northern Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department's Earthquake Observation Division reported.

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Pilot must explain why passengers were kept on damaged plane

The captain of the Nok Air flight that slid off the runway at Chiang Rai airport will be asked to explain why passengers were kept on board for about an hour after the accident.

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Pilot must explain why passengers were kept aboard damaged plane

The captain of the Nok Air flight that slid off the runway at Chiang Rai airport will be summoned by regulators to explain why passengers were kept on board the aircraft for about an hour after the accident.

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Chiang Rai airport to close until Wednesday

Chiang Rai airport will remain closed until Wednesday after a Nok Air plane slid off the runway while landing in heavy rain on Saturday night.

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Nok Air plane slides off runway in Chiang Rai, all flights cancelled

A Nok Air Boeing 737-800 slid off the runway while landing at the Mae Fah Luang international airport in the northern province of Chiang Rai in heavy rain on Saturday night but nobody was hurt.

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Ron Howard Celebrates the Power of Many in Thai Cave Rescue Retelling

Four years on from the dramatic rescue of a group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand, their story has been told by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard in "Thirteen Lives”. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach, were exploring the Tham…

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Army arrests more illegal border crossers in North

Thirty illegal migrants, including nine children, and two Thai drivers were arrested by the army in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.

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Young women arrested, 1m meth pills in their car

Two young women were arrested when bags containing 1 million methamphetamine pills were found in their car after they were pulled over for a search in Wiang Chiang Rung district, Chiang Rai, on Monday evening.

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Fleeing Chinese pair arrested after compatriot shot in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Chiang Rai after one of them, a woman, allegedly shot and wounded a compatriot as they tried to extort 3 million baht from him at a house in Muang district of Chiang Mai.

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Last suspect in Taiwan murders surrenders

The third and final suspect in the slaying of a Thai couple in Taiwan surrendered to Crime Suppression Division police at his hometown in Chiang Rai province on Tuesday, ending an intensive manhunt.

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More illegal job seekers arrested in Chiang Rai

Twenty-three more job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after they crossed the border into Mae Fa Luang and Mae Sai districts of Chiang Rai late Thursday night and early Friday.

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Big meth seizure in Chiang Rai

Two members of a large drug caravan were arrested and 5 million methamphetamine pills seized near the Mekong River in Chiang Khong district, Chiang Rai, early on Tuesday.

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Eight drug runners killed in Chiang Rai gunfight

Eight suspected drug smugglers were killed and about one million speed pills seized following an exchange of gunfire along the Thailand-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai late Friday night.

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A win for Kru Ti and the Mekong River

Over the past 20 years, Niwat Roykaew, a teacher, activist and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai province has been campaigning to bolster the grassroots movement he initiated to protect the Mekong River, a crucial lifeline for countries in the Mekong Region.

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11m meth pills seized as drivers flee arrest

Police have seized 11 million methamphetamine pills from three pickup trucks abandoned by fleeing smugglers in Muang and Chiang Khong districts of Chiang Rai province.

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