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Storms, Scams & Shaky Ground: Chiang Mai Faces the Pressure
Northern Lights - The Chiang Mai Journal Podcast
10 minutes 19 seconds
3 months ago
Storms, Scams & Shaky Ground: Chiang Mai Faces the Pressure
August 1st delivers a wave of breaking developments across Chiang Mai. In today’s episode of the Chiang Mai Journal podcast, we cover a city grappling with cybercrime, cancelled vacations, earthquake aftermath, and diplomatic maneuvers — all while storms roll in and business lunches carry on.
In this episode:
🚔 A luxury villa raid leads to 18 arrests in a massive Chinese-run call-centre scam
🏨 Over 2,000 hotel bookings cancelled in Chiang Mai due to border conflict fears
🛬 Tourism Authority insists Thailand remains safe and fully open for travelers
🌧️ TMD issues heavy rain warnings for 36 provinces, including Chiang Mai
🫡 Thai Army invites ASEAN military attaches to inspect ceasefire enforcement
⚖️ Thai Employers’ Confederation denies Cambodia’s labor abuse allegations
🏚️ Cracks found in Chiang Mai buildings after tremors linked to Myanmar earthquake
🍽️ Chiang Mai Business Networking hosts lunch at Hannah Hahn
🎭 Local cafes and tasting menus spotlight creative cultural resurgence
🌥️ Chiang Mai’s forecast: overcast skies, 33 °C, intermittent rainfall
Join us for insights into how Chiang Mai is staying grounded while everything—from geopolitics to the ground beneath our feet—shifts.
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Northern Lights - The Chiang Mai Journal Podcast
Discover the soul of Northern Thailand. Northern Lights, by the Chiang Mai Journal brings you stories, sounds, and insights from Chiang Mai and beyond—covering culture, current events, expat life, and everyday moments that make the north shine. Powered by the Chiang Mai Journal.
