BANGKOK  – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has rolled out tough new measures to tackle the rapid rise of the Thai baht, which has climbed to its strongest level in years and is starting to weigh on the country’s fragile post-pandemic recovery. In a marked shift in policy, the central bank has told commercial banks <p>The post Bank of Thailand Looks to Curb Rising Thai Baht As Vietnams Tourism Booms first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai Times.</p>

TAK, Thailand – Mae Sot Immigration began the first day of returning  Chinese nationals fleeing the KK Park and Shwe Kokko explosions and heading back to China. The Chinese government has assigned China Southern Airlines to pick them up directly from Mae Sot Airport over four straight days, with over 1,000 people expected to fly <p>The post China Sends Planes to Mae Sot to Collect Over 1,000 Chinese Scammer first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai Times.</p>

MUMBAI- In online celebrity culture, the gap between viral fame and targeted smear is razor-thin. This week, Payal Dhare, better known as “Payal Gaming”, found herself at the centre of a planned misinformation drive that has shaken the Indian esports and creator community. Everything started on a much brighter note earlier this month. During the <p>The post Payal Gaming Viral Video Ignites Digital Storm on Scoial Media first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai Times.</p>

LAMPANG –  A  man with a prior mental health history shot and killed a motorbike mechanic over loud motorcycle exhaust noise. The suspect allegedly thought the young mechanic never warned his son about riding noisy bikes. When the mechanic tested a customer’s loud bike, an argument flared up again and ended with the suspect grabbing <p>The post Motorbike Mechanic Shot And Killed By Angry Neighbor Over Noisy Muffler first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai Times.</p>

BANGKOK – Investigative officers from Muang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station rushed to a resort just in time to rescue a 19-year-old vocational student who had been lured by a call centre scam gang posing as a DSI police officer. The scam gang ordered him to open a room and join a video call, then tried <p>The post Scam Gang Poses as Police Officers to Dupe Students of Money first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai Times.</p>