Chiang Rai News
TAT Presents Chiang Rai Attractions
Ban Lorcha - Akha Hill Tribe Village - Welcome Dance
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) showcased the province’s award winning attractions during an on-going route survey, earlier this week, that will pitch the far-north destination as a gateway to the Mekong Region.
On the survey route, media were introduced to an attraction in Mae Chan district, Ban Lorcha, the winner of the 7th Thailand Tourism Awards in 2008 in the culture category. It presents the culture and lifestyle of the Akha people.
This well-known Akha village opened for tourism in 2001, supported by the Population and Community Development Association.
The village has 64 families, all from the Akha hill tribe. They manage tours that explain the village’s lifestyle, beliefs and culture.
Population and Community Development Association director, Mongkol Supojchalermkwan, said: “Tourism is a key factor to encourage the preservation of Akha life and explains its significance to outsiders.”
Chiang Saen Lake In Thailand's northern Chiang Rai Province
Mr Mongkol hopes the village will become a business model for other villages so they can benefit directly from tourism rather than through travel industry middlemen.
“This kind of living museum is good and I hope it will encourage other projects in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son.”
An Akanian tour guide, Budsaba Khamdawsan, told TTR Weekly that tourism had improved the economy and quality of life for the village.
The must-see attraction is an Akha house, which is a simple hut with thatched roof and dirt floor. The house has no windows and only one door. The head of the family always sleeps in the front room near the entrance and next to a living room where he can boil tea to welcome guests. There is only one partition to separate men from women in the household.
The village welcomes 600 tourists a month mainly from Germany, France, Switzerland and Netherlands, while about 20% are Thais. Revenue from tourism supplements the villagers’ main income, which comes from farming. They grow rice and corn as well raise chickens and pigs.
The living museum is open daily from 0800 to 1700 and the entrance fee is Bt80 for both Thais and foreigners. The village is located in Mae Chan district is about 70 km from Muang district.
A visit was also made to the award winning attraction (nature category), Chiang Saen Lake, or Nong Bong Kai, a non-hunting area. It was designated a Ramsar site, 5 July 2001 covering 2,711 rais.
The swamp is a large natural reservoir and is home to flocks of migratory waterfowls that can be best seen during November through to February.
Because this area is surrounded by mountains, there are many birds migrating here throughout the year. It was first designated a wildlife preserve 4 April 1985.
Chiang Saen Lake is located 5 km south of Chiang Saen and 62 km from Chiang Rai town. Drive along Highway No 1016 (Chiang Saen-Mae Chan route), then take a left turn to Chiang Saen Lake.
It opens daily. Visitors can pitch tents to stay overnight at the site at no cost, or theycan rooms (40 in the complex). The will need to contact the office in advance at 081 764 4990.
The final winning attractions on the Thailand section of the Mekong survey was the Hall of Opium Golden Triangle Park. It was the 6th Thailand Tourism Awards winner 2006 in the category of recreation sites.
Hall of Opium - Museum in the Golden Triangle
Officially opened in 2005, the Bt358-million hall combines a museum on the history of opium and the impact of illegal drugs with a light and sound show. It also has an information centre for research and an education centre on the campaign to eradicate dependence on opium, opiates and other narcotics.
The hall was first visualised by HRH the Princess Mother in 1988, who recommended a project to educate people on the background of opium in the Golden Triangle.
While the Doi Tung Development Project and the Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Development projects helped to reduce opium production and supply, HRH the Princess Mother also recognised that the fight against drugs also needed to address drug demand. The Hall of Opium was created to help reduce demand through education.
Covering an area of 5,600 square meters, the exhibition in the Hall of Opium is the result of almost 10 years of research.
Here visitors learn about the 5,000-year history of opium and how it was originally used to treat illnesses and pain management.
Exhibits trace the history of the drug trade and how western imperialists, mainly the British, used opium as part of an economic colonisation of China. It continues to tell the story of opium through the two Indochina wars and eventually the tranfer of cultivation to Afghanistan.
Visitors also learn more about the on-going battle to fight the narcotics trade, worldwide and the educational efforts to teach the young to stay away from drugs.
Most of the visitors to the museum are Thais (80%) and the balance international travellers mainly from China.
The Hall of Opium opens daily except Mondays from 0830 to 1600. Entrance is Bt150 for Thais and Bt200 for foreigners. For more information, contact 053 784 444 to 6.
The museum also has 56 rooms for rent at Bt1,600 for a single room and Bt1,800 for a twin room, per night, including breakfast.
Hall of Opium Golden Triangle Park is located 6 km from Chiang Saen district.
by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
Police in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a 50 year old man after the threatened to rape a 20 year-old woman and the proceeded to murder her 2 and half month old baby.
Police with doctors from Wiang Kaen Hospital and the Chao Luang Wiang Kaen Welfare Association were summoned to the scene of the incident to a 2-story cement house, Village No. 2, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
On arrival they found Ms. Chanikarn, age 20, in a state of distress crying uncontrollably beside her 2 and a half month baby girl (Linlada) that was dead on the floor.
After calming Ms. Chanikarn, the child’s mother, said that at approximately 2:30 p.m she was out to collect diapers that had been dried in front of the house, while her 2 and a half month old daughter was sleep on the ground floor of the house.
She said she was suddenly approached by a Mr. Lee, about 40 years old, who lived on the opposite side of the road. He came towards her and grabbed her arm and threatened her saying if she didn’t sleeping with him he will go and kill his daughter.
Miss Chanikan refused and ran away, then Mr. Lee then walked into the house and grabbed Ms. Linlada’s leg, smashing the child’s head against the cement floor of the house. The infant died immediately.
Mr. Lee then just walked away and returned to his own home, leaving Miss Chanikan and her dead baby.
When police went to Mr. Lee’s home he immediately confessed killing the infant and was taken to Wiang Kaen Police Station for further questioning. Under caution he told police that he was sexually attracted to Miss Chanikan‘s and when her husband leave for work he took the opportunity to approach her.
He said when he saw her husband leave he crossed that road and found Miss Chanikan in the yard alone, he then threatened her to sleep with him, saying he would kill her child if she didn’t have sex with him. However when she refused he flew into a fit of rage walked into her home and murdered he baby. He said he was out of control with rage.
After killing the infant he walk across the street to his home and waited for the police to arrive. The police have charged him with premeditated murder and attempted rape. He is being held without bail at the local remand center.
Meanwhile, Miss Chanikan and her family were preparing a religious burial ceremony for the child.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.
On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.
His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.
Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, Assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Police/Deputy Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, has launched the operation ‘Bombing the Thieves’ Bridge’ in collaboration with the CAT Office, G., mobile phone network operators AIS DTAC TRUE NT, and local security agencies to cut the mobile phone signal and WiFi internet that criminals illegally use to deceive Thai citizens.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai stated that they will begin pressing the first action of the ‘Explosion of Thieves’ Bridge’ in Chiang Rai Province toward the thieves’ base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
The territory surrounding King Roman in Laos. King Roman is now a full-service entertainment destination with an airport that welcomes travelers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, he explained.
According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai, this operation will have no influence on honest people along the Thai border, and it will only target cyber criminals.
They will also increase the arrest and prosecution of unlawful service towers, such as SIM booths, which allow gangs register SIM cards to swindle the people. Dealing with criminal organizations of foreigners and Thais who band together to deceive and damage Thais.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) suspended more than three million SIM cards on July 16 because the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, in accordance with the NBTC’s measures to combat alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.
The names of the holders of 80 million mobile phone numbers used for mobile banking transactions did not match the names associated with the mobile banking accounts.
The NBTC would require mobile phone companies to authenticate SIM card holders and the names of their mobile banking accounts. The verification procedure is expected to be completed by the end of September this year.
In addition, the NBTC and Royal Thai Police have collaborated to combat illegal telecom towers throughout the country’s borders, disconnecting signals at 465 places, altering antenna direction at 470 towers, and dismantling antennas at 179 locations.
They are certain that the move will disrupt contact center gangs and other types of technology-based crime.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, shot and killed a 28-year-old man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete. The officer was slashed in the right leg with the machete.
According to police, the culprit, known only as Mr. Toon, had been harassing local villagers in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, threatening them with a knife and using violet insults.
The village headman arrived on the scene to try to calm Mr. Toon, but he was shouting hysterically and taking swipes at him with the machete, so he contacted the police.
When the responding officer arrived at the site about 9 p.m., he attempted to calm the man, but he instead assaulted the officer, slashing his right leg with the machete. In self-defense, the cop had to fire his gun at Mr. Toon, striking him in the chest.
Mr. Toon and the policeman were taken to Mae Chan Hospital, where Mr. Toon died of a gunshot wound. Pol Sgt. Sutthikiat Phanomphraisakul was released from the hospital after receiving numerous stitches for his injuries.
Local police received a tip around 9.30 p.m. yesterday that a guy was causing mayhem in the village. When authorities arrived, they discovered 28-year-old Toon strolling along a public road, holding a large knife and threatening people. Mae Chan district officials attempted to contain the incident.
During a search of Mr. Toon’s home, authorities discovered methamphetamine consumption equipment. Locals told authorities that the man was addicted to Yaba (Methamphetamine) and an alcoholic.
The authorities are conducting an inquiry to determine Toon’s motivations and whether any underlying issues contributed to his violent outburst.
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