Tag: Chiang Rai
-
-
-
Tourists eat new rice from 20 ethnic groups in Chiang Rai
At Lanna Cultural and Ethnic Center in the capital district of Chiang Rai province, the 20 ethnic groups including Akha, Hmong, Mian, Lisu, Lahu, Thai Yai, Karen, Bisu, Taiya, Lua, Thai Yuan, Dara-ang … Read Full Article
-
A Culture Ride Through Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
After the exertion, Bhubing Palace is a breeze, ideal for a lazy reverie along rose and orchid-sprouting pathways. From Bhubing, we ride upwards again to Doi Pui tribal village; a refuge of the ethnic … Read Full Article
-
City of Merced, California Seeks Sister Cities Status with Chiang Rai
Tags: American, California, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, children, city, community, culture, family, Lao, Lao Family, Merced, Moua, Thailand, ThaoMoua Thao, a member of the Merced Lao Family Community advisory board said many Hmong visit Thailand regularly and bring their American-born children to reconnect with the culture. Sister city … Read Full Article
-
Police bust Chiang Rai drug smugglers
Pol Col Manop, acting deputy chief of Chiang Rai police, said the drug trafficking network was linked to a group of Hmong villagers in a neighbouring country who smuggled in the drug via the Mekong ri… Read Full Article
-
Three arrested after vehicles intercepted with huge drugs haul
Police arrested three Hmong suspects and seized 1 million “yaba” pills, about 90 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine known as “ice”, and 165kg of heroin in Chiang Rai province early Thursday morning, deputy national police chief Pol General … Read Full Article