1 - 10 of 145 results for "Chiang Rai"

  1. 1. news | 07 May 2013

    Moderate quake felt in Chiang Rai

    » An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude struck Myanmar early Tuesday and could be felt across the border in at least three districts of Chiang Rai, the Meteorological Department's Seismological Bureau reported.

  2. 2. learning | 18 Apr 2011

    Japanese rice frontier of Chiang Rai

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Chiang Rai's cool climate has long allowed it to produce the special rice that Japanese people love to eat. Rice cultivation follows a strict timetable.

  3. 3. learning | 16 Feb 2011

    Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges no.3 and 4

    About transportation

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Chiang Rai will soon connect to Laos at Chiang Khong, a new highway then connects quickly to China.

  4. 4. learning | 04 Feb 2013

    Hail storms hit northern Thailand

    About the weather

    By Jon Fernquest

    » After heavy rain turns to ice, houses & cars damaged & electricity cut in Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai area. Locals take refuge in temples.

  5. 5. travel | 21 Mar 2013

    New northern border attraction

    TRAVELTITBITS

    By Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Newspaper section: Life

    » KT Property One, a Chiang Rai-based company, will next month open Khong View Station as a new tourism landmark in Chiang Saen district, the northernmost border town between Thailand and Laos.

  6. 6. news | 01 Apr 2013

    Exat mulls North expressway

    TRANSPORT

    By Amornrat Mahitthirook, Newspaper section: News

    » The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) is considering a plan to build a new expressway between Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai.

  7. 7. learning | 08 Mar 2011

    Chiang Rai forest fires

    About health

    By Jon Fernquest

    » With villages blanketed by a haze, air-borne particles cause respiratory problems. Precautions are being taken.

  8. 8. learning | 19 Jun 2012

    Time stands still

    About Buddhism & travel

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Far away in the hills of Chiang Rai, monks travel by horse to receive their morning food from villagers as they have done for hundreds of years.

  9. 9. learning | 17 Jan 2011

    Akha matron

    About travel

    By Jon Fernquest

    » The hills and borderlands of Chiang Rai, only 100 kilometers from ethnically diverse Yunnan, present an ethnic kaleidoscope to visitors.

  10. 10. learning | 16 Jul 2012

    Shootout in Chiang Rai forest

    About crime & drug smuggling

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Drug smugglers killed in gunfight as they pass through forest from Burma to Thailand near Maesai.

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