The streets are bursting with life during the vibrant Poy Sang Long procession in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand’s North.//Photo: Phoowadon Duangmee

Rituals of Colour and Joy

The northern province of Mae Hong Son comes alive with vibrant colours and rich traditions during the Poy Sang Long Festival, creating a mesmerizing spectacle from March to April. The…

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Forest fires rage in several northern provinces as air quality deteriorates

Forest fires are still raging in Thailand’s northern provinces, sending thick smoke into the atmosphere, as Forest Department and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation firefighters try to…

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Excessive PM2.5 in 26 provinces, 258 hotspots in Thailand today

Twenty-six northern and north-eastern provinces have been found to be suffering excessive PM2.5 airborne pollution today as 258 hotspots were detected, most of them in Chiang Mai. Forest fires at…

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The Tai people in Mae Hong Son decorate their surroundings with colourful lanterns and paper cuttings to celebrate the Poi Lern Sip Et festival.//Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee

Poi Learn Sip Et: A journey through time and culture

As northern Thailand prepares for the culmination of the Buddhist Lent, the “Poi Lern Sip Et” Festival in Mae Hong Son Province is all set to take centre stage. Renowned…

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One missing after waterways overflow into Mae Hong Son villages

A villager went missing and is believed to have drowned after strong currents from overflowing streams swept through several villages in the Mueang district of Thailand’s northernmost province of Mae…

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One dead, 12 houses swept away by flash flood and mud slide in Mae Hong Son

A villager was found dead and several others were injured when a flash flood and mud slide, caused by continuous heavy rain, swept through their mountain village in Mae Sam…

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Attacks on Karenni rebels increase, 117 more refugees flee to Mae Hong Son

Fighting has been raging in Kayah state in Myanmar since Thursday, when government troops launched ground and air attacks on rebel forces in the Demoso Township, forcing 117 Karenni to…

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Over 9,000 refugees from Myanmar sheltering in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son

Over 9,000 refugees from Myanmar, who have escaped the ongoing fighting, are now taking shelter in five villages in Mueang, Mae Sariang and Khun Yuan districts of Thailand’s northernmost province…

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Some 1,000 Karenni refugees flee fighting in Myanmar into Mae Hong Son

About 1,000 Karenni refugees fled across the Thai-Myanmar border to seek shelter in a rural village in Mueang district of the northernmost province of Mae Hong Son yesterday (Wednesday), after…

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Police arrest a Lahu man for attempting to smuggle a vehicle out of Thailand

A joint border force apprehended an ethnic Lahu man and confiscated two stolen pickup trucks, while patrolling in northern province of Mae Hong Son on Monday. A border police commander,…

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Karen refugees in Mae Hong Son province checked for COVID-19

Thai health officials have been carrying out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 infection among people from Myanmar taking refuge in shelters in the Khun Yuam district of Mae Hong Son…

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Two more villages in Mae Hong Son to offer shelter to refugees from Myanmar

Two more shelters in Mae Sariang district of Thailand’s northernmost province of Mae Hong Son have recently been opened to accommodate refugees from Myanmar, who are escaping the fighting between…

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Some Myanmar refugees at a shelter in Mae Hong Son catch malaria

About 10 of the 4,000 or so refugees from Myanmar, living at a shelter in Ban Sao Hin in Mae Sariang district of Thailand’s northernmost province of Mae Hong Son,…

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Almost 4,000 refugees from Myanmar seek shelter in Mae Hong Son

Almost 4,000 civilians from Myanmar have fled recent fighting in their country to seek temporary shelter in Thailand’s northernmost province of Mae Hong Son. The Thai-Myanmar border command centre in…

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Pita – The Tourism Ambassador for Thailand

While his future as the next prime minister of Thailand remains a matter of wait-and-see, Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward, became “the Tourism Ambassador” for Thailand on Friday. On…

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Summer storm warnings for most of Thailand on Thursday

People living in Bangkok and the rest of the country, with the exception of the south, are advised to brace for thunder storms, strong winds, hail and possible lightning strikes…

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Highways Dept. offers 27 camp sites for public to pitch tents during Songkran

Thailand’s Highways Department has opened its 27 camp sites, near tourist attractions in 13 provinces, for members of the public to pitch their tents during the Songkran break. The department’s…

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Excessive PM2.5 dust in 21 northern and north-eastern provinces on Sunday

The level of PM2.5 dust in 21 northern and north-eastern provinces in the past 24 hours exceeded Thailand’s 50-micron safety level, with the PM2.5 in northern provinces being measured from…

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New-generation members of Ban Mae Ngao explain why locals need to protest against the plan to construct the Yuam Water Diversion Tunnel. (Photo by Pakpoom Pongbhai)

New generation takes up cudgels against dam construction on Salween River

“When the Salween runs dry and we can cross it, that would be the end of the world,” is a saying widely believed by generations of locals who live on…

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Mae Hong Son records the highest PM2.5 level on Monday morning

PM2.5 dust levels in the atmosphere in Bangkok and 24 other provinces, mostly in the north, exceeds Thailand’s 50-micron safety level this morning, with Mae Hong Son province recording the…

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Route 108 leads visitors to an area with majestic landscapes, ethnic diversity and culinary indulgences in Thailand’s north-western region. (Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

Call of the mountains

Thailand’s northwest frontier, between the provinces of Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai, was once a draw for traders seeking fortune in the abundant teak forest. Today, the region entices…

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Handout photo was taken on March 30, 2021, released by Thailand’s Interior Ministry

Thailand insists all Myanmar nationals who fled across border want to go home

Thailand’s Interior Ministry says the Kingdom has been aiding and accommodating almost 3,000 Myanmar civilians who fled the conflict across the border into Mae Hong Son province. Seven were injured…

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Worsening air pollution in Mae Hong Son and other northern provinces caused by man-made fires

Forest fires and illegal burning of farm waste by villagers have worsened air pollution in 17 of Thailand’s northern provinces, especially in Jongkham sub-district of Mae Hong Son, where PM2.5…

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3 killed, one injured in army plane crash

Three army officers on board a U-17 reconnaissance plane which crashed in Mae Hong Son province on Thursday afternoon (July 5) were killed while another was seriously injured, according to…

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