Northern Thailand
Tourists Enjoy 11-Degree Weather at Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai
Tourists flocked to Chiang Mai’s Doi Inthanon, the country’s highest mountain, to feel the morning temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. While local officials predicted booming tourism in this tourist attraction this winter.
For this weekend visitors were impressed with the cold weather and the sea of mist in the Doi Inthanon National Park in Chom Thong district. Temperatures measured 10 degrees Celsius at the popular Kew Mae Pan viewpoint, 11 degrees Celsius on the mountaintop and lower at night.
Local officials expected booming tourism and extremely cold weather at the national park late this year.
They maintained COVID-19 control measures by checking the body temperatures of visitors, requiring tourists to observe social distancing and wear face masks and distributing hand gel sanitizer.
Chiang Mai’s Tourism Suffers Bt100 Billion Loss
The Chamber of Commerce has estimated that Chiang Mai’s tourism reliant economy has lost Bt100 billion this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The northern province in now pinning its hopes on government stimulus packages to salvage the ailing economy.
Varodom Pitakanonda, president of The Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce told the media Chiang Mai’s revenue fromtourist seriously contracted this year. Especially due to the stringent restrictions imposed to control the pandemic in Thailand and other countries.
During the first three quarters, private consumption fell markedly in line with the decreasing purchasing power, resulting in a Bt100 billion shortfall compared to 2019.
In addition, consumer confidence remains low while private investment has also continued to shrink, he said.
Spending dropped in all categories of products, especially in the service, commodities and automobiles sectors, with tourism being to slowest to begin to recover, he said. Without a second wave of Covid-19, the economy would recover faster, and “assistance from the government could help spur consumption”, he said.
Attracting domestic tourists to Chiang Mai
The Chamber of Commerce’s chairman expressed his confidence that the government’s job creation measures, such as the One University, One Tambon project would help cut unemployment among workers and new graduates.
In addition, Mr Varodom said the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce has rolled out many projects to stimulate the province’s economy from the end of this year until 2021.
The first seeks to attract domestic tourists to Chiang Mai and neighbouring provinces with a goal of generating tourism revenue of around Bt70 billion.
Another targets long-stay medical-wellness tourism and aims to make use of the province’s specialized medical technology, international-standard hospitals and comprehensive wellness businesses to develop Chiang Mai into a “medicopolis” or a health city.
He told the Bangkok Post local businesses wanted the government to make two temporary Myanmar border pass sites — Kew Pha Wok, and Ban Lak Tang — into permanent checkpoints as their already brisk business activities have the potential to grow into significant revenue generators along the border.
The chamber of commerce’s president also stated further that the province was preparing Alternative Local Quarantine (ALQ) facilities to welcome back foreign tourists with a Special Tourist Visa, although the number permitted to enter Chiang Mai have been limited to 400 per day.
The Governor of Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand has sought stricter rules for tourist tubing on the Pai River, following allegations of tourists sneaking into resort areas to engage in sexual activities, which prompted police reports and considerable criticism online.
After a resort owner in Pai protested about the existing situation of tubing activities along the Pai River, the Governor became aware of the matter. According to the accusations, wine and beer are discreetly offered to tourists while disguised in plastic water bottles to prevent detection.
After their tubing adventures, these tourists, both men and women, would walk around Pai town in their swimsuits. Men often wear one pair of swim briefs, but most women wear two-piece swimsuits or bikinis.
This behavior was considered derogatory to local culture. Recently, there were instances of tourists slipping into resort areas to engage in sexual activities, which prompted police investigations and considerable online criticism.
Following the complaint, provincial governor Chuchip Pongchai requested a meeting of the police and allied authorities on July 16 to explore further tourism restrictions.
The province already restricts the selling of alcohol to tourists who go tubing, which involves floating down a river on inner tubes made of rubber tires. Most people observe the guidelines, but others, including some store owners, break them by concealing the alcohol by pouring it in water bottles.
According to TNA, Pai is one of Northern Thailand’s most popular tourist spots, attracting 40,000 visitors each year and strengthening Thailand’s economy.
Tubing in the Pai River has become a favorite activity among foreigners. However, the governor stated that the attitude of some tourists has jeopardised the province’s image.
Tourists Tubing on Pai River
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Police in northern Thailand’s Phayao province have arrested a 40-year-old pregnant mother for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to create bodily harm.
Phayao Police report they were called after a woman and her daughter had been stabbed and beaten by a family member to a house number 206, Soi 7, Village No. 3, Ban San Nong Niao Subdistrict. Tom, Mueang District.
When officers arrived they found Ms. Chayada Chaiyawan, age 45, and her daughter Ms. Patida Chaiyawan, age 19, with injuries to their bodies and heads. Blood was spread all over the bedroom, and they found Mrs. Sakulkarn, aged 40 years, who was a relative living next door, tied up.
The police then transported all of them to Phayao Hospital for treatment. Ms. Chayada was stabbed thirteen times and her daughter twice. Both also sustained head injuries, according to Phayao police.
Ms. Chayada told police the incident occurred around 4:00 a.m. She was sleeping in the room with her young son, when she heard someone opened the bedroom door. She said at that time it was still dark and all she saw a shadow of a person lifting what she though was a hammer.
She said the got up and fought until she fell after being hit in the head and stabbed with a knife, in fear for her life she screamed for her daughter to come and help. When the daughter entered the room the assailant proceeded to hit her in the head and stabbed her also.
The assailant ran out of the room and was immediately restrained by a neighbour who heard the screaming and ran into the house to help. Mrs. Sakulkarn who was 7 months pregnant was tied up and police and rescue workers were called to the scene. The neighbour told police that all the time they were waiting for the police.
Police said Mrs. Sakulkarn is being held in Hospital and is under psychiatric care. Ms. Chayada and her daughter were treated for their injuries and sent home.
According to Thai Media, Police said charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to create bodily harm will be filed against Mrs. Sakulkarn after she is released from Hospital.
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Five people were killed and two others badly injured when a pickup truck was hit by a north-bound train at an unguarded railway crossing in Phitchit province on Monday evening.
Phitchit police reported the horrific crash occurred around 6 pm at Moo 1 village in tambon Pak Thang of Muang district of Phitchit.
Police said the 201 passenger train from Bangkok to Phitsanulok approached the crossing, which was unguarded and had no safety barriers.
A four-door pickup truck plates drove across the tracks and into the path of oncoming the train which was was unable to stop or slowdown in time to avoid hitting the pickup truck.
The force of the crash drove the pickup about 30 metres down the railway crossing and off to the side. All passengers on the pickup were thrown from the vehicle.
Three women passengers died immediately and two more passengers died later at Phichit Hospital. Two others including the driver of the pickup were seriously injured.
Police investigators said truck driver Pratya Khongthat, 40, was taking relatives, including a 14-yea-old girl, to a funeral at Wat Ratchangkhwan in tambon Pak Thang, approximately one kilometer from the accident scene.
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