Govt urges stateless Thais to take DNA test to get citizenship
THURSDAY, JANUARY 04, 2024
The government is calling on Thais who lack an identification card and have no formal nationality to join a DNA test programme to prove their Thai nationality.
CCF builds dreams and bright futures in remote areas
FRIDAY, JULY 01, 2022
How much does a dream cost? For children living in remote areas, turning their dream into reality can cost just 600 baht in the forms of scholarships, life skill and vocational trainings, and creation of safe food sources, which are achieved through working with partner networks nationwide.
Hilltribe man allegedly kills ex-wife, her mother in Chiang Rai
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2019
A hilltribe man, who returned home after a 10-year absence to find his ex-wife had remarried, allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife and her mother on Wednesday.
See this colourful and fascinating hilltribe festival throughout the months of August and September in Thailand’s northern-most province of Chiang Rai.
British tabloids apologise to Hmong family in Chiang Mai for suggesting girls were pickpockets
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017
FOUR British tabloids wrote an apology on Tuesday to the family of two northern hilltribe girls who they had accused – in reports published online – of stealing a watch from a British tourist.
Hilltribe man makes partial confession in drugs case
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2016
Alleged drug baron Laota Sanli, arrested in October along with 20 kilograms of crystal meth, or ice, in Chiang Mai province, made a partial confession at a Bangkok court yesterday.
Hilltribe representatives join mourners at Grand Palace
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2016
NINE HUNDRED and ninety-nine hilltribe people were among the crowds queuing in front of the Grand Palace for an opportunity to pay their respects to the recently deceased and much-revered HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday.
Hilltribe representatives set off on journey to capital
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2016
Ninety-nine representatives from eight hilltribes gathered in front of the Chiang Rai City Hall yesterday to start their sponsored journey to the Grand Palace in Bangkok so they can pay respect to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Royal Urn. They will first board a bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai, before boarding a Bangkok-bound train.