Thailand Extends Royal Golf Invitation Jun 27, 2009
From the mystical hill country of Chiang Rai in the northwest corner to the breathtaking beaches of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, 'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience' takes in some of the most lush and varied terrain on the planet ... Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club, where Robert Trent Jones II crafted 18 dramatic holes that either skirt a chain of lakes or flow over the low hills of Bang Bor. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Northern exclusive May 2, 2009
Continental sophistication and warm Thai hospitality are the hallmarks of Le Meridien hotels in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai ... A good place to start your adventure is at Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort on the bank of River Kok ... Le Meridien Chiang Rai is a picture of calm and elegance. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
An end to feminine monks? May 1, 2009
The first lessons will be for 120 new recruits at the country's first Buddhist missionary school in the northern province of Chiang Rai. "I believe after the school year is over, at least 70 percent of novices who have flamboyant behaviour will know how to act to restore respect," the senior monk said. (iAfrica.com)
'Good manners' guide to curb behaviour of Thailand's gay monks Apr 28, 2009
The "good manners" curriculum - the country's first - is being introduced in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The senior monk told the BBC he was particularly concerned by effeminate activities among novices such as the wearing of make-up and tight robes. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Martyr to his literary ambition Feb 23, 2009
This was in 2005, when Harry Nicolaides and I taught at Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, and lived on the same village street. This was before he found himself in a Bangkok jail. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
7th King's Cup Elephant Polo in Chiang Rai Apr 1, 2008
The tournament drew 12 international teams from 15 countries with 28 elephants taking part. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
* Panel rules against Thai house speaker Feb 27, 2008
The Election Commission ruled 3-2 that House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat, an executive leader of PPP, was guilty of vote-buying in his northern Chiang Rai Province ahead of elections last December, spokesman Raungroj Jomsueb said. The commission will forward its findings to the Supreme Court within 15 days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thai FM: Thaksin to return "very soon" Feb 25, 2008
Thaksin has said he would come back soon and will announce the exact date of his return on Tuesday, according to what he declared when he phoned in to convey message to a crowd of supporters rallying in Thailand's northern province Chiang Rai on Sunday. Editor: Gao Ying. (Xinhuanet, China)
New museum addicted to opium Feb 23, 2008
By Simon Montlake Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand ... Located near Chiang Rai in the fabled Golden Triangle, a remote and lawless region of South-East Asia, the Hall of Opium will open to tourists later this year. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Thai ruling party to protect House Speaker from electoral fraud charges Feb 15, 2008
However, the parliament member from northern Chiang Rai Province was charged of involving in several electoral frauds during the general election on Dec. 23 last year. If Yongyuth was proved guilty, he would be annulled from the post of House Speaker and Lower House Chairman. (Xinhuanet, China)
Thai poll results thrown into doubt Jan 9, 2008
In the northern province of Chiang Rai, a senior army officer had allegedly "ordered" soldiers to vote for the Chart Thai party, PPP's main rival in the area, according to a pre-election ANFREL report. "[These allegations] do not appear to be vigorously investigated by the police or [EC]," according to the report. (Asia Times Online)
Thaksin planning Thai homecoming Dec 26, 2007
In the northern province of Chiang Rai, Magbual said the watchdog's observers received credible information that the army coerced its own soldiers and intimidated PPP supporters. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- International)
From duck parades to procreation ... Dec 13, 2007
For some people, a hotel package means continental breakfast includedfor others, it could mean leading a duck parade through a lobby or, three days of riding rescued baby elephants in Chiang Rai, Thailand ... The Anantara Resort Spa Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai, Thailand, has a package that's adventurous and ecologically correct, too. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Groups say dams may damage Mekong River Nov 15, 2007
In this photo released by World Wildlife Fund-National Geographic, two Thai fishermen show a 293-kilogram (646-pound) giant catfish they caught from the Mekong River in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand in mid-May, 2005. Six proposed dams on the Mekong River could displace up to 75, 000 villagers and harm hundreds of species like the endangered giant catfish, conservationists warned Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Khun Sa, Golden Triangle drug king, dies at 73 Oct 31, 2007
Soon after his release, he rejoined his supporters in the northeast and set up a base in Baan Hin Taek, along the mountainous border near the Thai city of Chiang Rai. His drug network grew and soon came to dominate the Burmese heroin trade. (International Herald Tribune)
Burma: Army Attacks Displace Hundreds of Thousands Oct 26, 2007
They have moved to the Loi Kaw Wan IDP settlement bordering Chiang Rai province of Thailand, already home to more than 3,000 displaced persons. There are four other IDP sites along the border with Thailand housing Shan IDPs, and Thailand denies access to any Shan refugees. (AlertNet)
Confusion weakens anti-junta movement Oct 9, 2007
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Myanmar's military junta is used to weathering massive protests. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Caught without a country Aug 6, 2007
Kumpol, a Thai official from the government registration unit in Chiang Rai, told Al Jazeera: "Fifty per cent of the citizenship applications we receive are fraudulent.". But Somchart Piphatraradon, who runs a hill tribe citizenship project, says the problems run deeper. (Aljazeera.Net)
Thirsty for knowledge? Intelligent escapades Jul 14, 2007
A mahout course course takes place at the elephant camp at Anantara Resort Golden Triangle, near Chiang Rai, Thailand ... The mahout program, for example, is given at an elephant camp run by Thailands National Elephant Institute at the posh Anantara Resort Golden Triangle, north of Chiang Rai (hardly a hardship post). (MSNBC -- Travel)
* Thai activists arrested for anti-coup campaign Jul 9, 2007
Sombat Boonngamanong, leader of an activist group formed after a putsch last September, said that he was detained on Friday by the military as he addressed a crowd in the northern city of Chiang Rai ... Chiang Rai is one of 35 Thai provinces still under martial law, which was imposed soon after the ouster of premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* World News Quick Take Jun 11, 2007
Although they did a good job sniffing out drugs at Chiang Rai airport, so many passengers complained about their behavior that they had to be fired. "He liked to pee on luggage while searching for drugs inside," said Police Lieutenant Colonel Jakapop Kamhon, Mok's former handler. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
IRPC says fuel sales to surge as China links improve May 31, 2007
The countries will also consider building a railway line from Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand to Yunnan ... The fuel will be shipped along the Mekong from Chiang Rai, which is 785 kilometers, or 488 miles, north of Bangkok. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Myanmar, Thailand to cooperate in bird flu prevention Apr 1, 2007
Myanma and Thailand began cooperation in prevention and control of malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in border areas in 2000 and bilateral health exhibitions were conducted in Tachilek and Maesai in 2001, Kawthoung and Ranong in 2002 and Kengtung and Chiang Rai in 2003. Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS are listed as the top three communicable diseases in Myanmar. (People's Daily Online, China)
Rain Clears Smoke in Thai North, But More to Come Mar 22, 2007
"We had a clear sky this morning," an environmental officer said in Chiang Rai after the region's first rain since November in what has been an unusually long and dry cool season. Smoke from burning fields and forests in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar had poured into valleys in the hilly region as a cold front prevented it from escaping into the atmosphere. (Planet Ark, United States)
Thai northern province declared disaster zone Mar 14, 2007
BANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Northernmost Chiang Rai province was declared a disaster zone on Wednesday morning as embattled provincial and other agencies confronted out-of-control brush and forest fires that have left smog and smoke hanging over northern Thailand, according to a local media. Traditionally, before the rains and at the end of the hot, dry season, local farmers in the mountains burn off the preceding season's accumulation of vegetation to provide nutrients for the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Sparks fly as China moves oil up Mekong Jan 9, 2007
The two vessels arrived at a port in China's southwestern province of Yunnan carrying a total of 300 tons of refined oil, which was shipped from a port in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai, according to Xinhua, China's state news agency ... " With blueprints to dam the Mekong on the table, Beijing managed to win over Southeast Asian governments when it changed course and offered to deepen the Mekong by blasting rapids in Myanmar and Laos and open the way for large ships to navigate the... (Asia Times Online)
* Defection is no vacation kAD Jan 3, 2007
Police found the North Koreans in a bus in Chiang Rai, around 800km north of Bangkok, following a tip-off from someone on the bus, they said. The group had 10 women, three men and two young boys. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Police accused of failing to protect public Jan 2, 2007
From Thursday to Sunday, Si Sa Ket recorded 91 accidents, the highest number, followed by 90 in Chiang Rai, 82 in Surin and 81 in Chiang Mai. Nakhon Sawan reported the highest number of deaths, 12, while Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bangkok had 11 each. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
