Chiang Rai
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| Postal code | 57xxx |
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| Population | 1. 288 million (2017) |
| Points of interest | Wat Rong Khun - White Temple |
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| Colleges and universities | Chiang Rai Rajabhat University |
| Mae Fah Luang University | |
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| ID | 2381176 |
About Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai, Thailand's northernmost province, is part of the Golden Triangle region bordering Laos and Myanmar (Burma). It's distinguished by its remote hill tribes who live in mountainous terrain accessible by trekking. Chiang Rai City, on the Mae Kok Rive, has a well known night market and the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), a modern Buddhist shrine with quirky modern sculptures and murals.
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... In the tourist-favoured Chiang Rai province, and even the capital Bangkok, people have been on edge checking the air quality levels every day...
Thai cave rescue: Duangpetch Promthep's death shatters happiest of endings
... When we first got news that a group of Thai footballers had gone missing, I had dashed with my colleagues up to Chiang Rai, and then to the entrance of the Tham Luang cave complex, carrying just three days of clothes...
Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK
... He was the captain of the Thai boys football team, which was trapped along with their coach for two weeks while exploring in the Chiang Rai province...
The extraordinary story of how 300 volunteers rescued a stranded caver
... That is what some involved in the operation did in 2018, after 12 young footballers and their coach had become trapped deep inside a cave underneath a mountain in Chiang Rai province...
Thai cave rescuer dies from year-long blood infection
... The cave in Thailand s northern Chiang Rai province was only reopened to tourists in November this year...
Elon Musk 'pedo guy' defamation trial to begin
... Email to reporterThe outburst last year appeared to be in response to comments made by Mr Unsworth in an interview on CNN, in which he criticised Mr Musk s decision to send a purpose-built mini-submarine to the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai Province to help with rescue efforts...
Thailand cave rescue: Tham Luang reopens to tourists
... The cave in Thailand s northern Chiang Rai province was officially opened to tourists in an inauguration ceremony on Friday...
Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK
By Jonathan Head and Kelly NgBBC News
Duangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai Cave In 2018, has died in the UK.
The Cause of the death is unclear, but the teenager is reported to have sustained a head injury.
He enrolled in the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester late Last Year when he was 17.
He was The Captain of the Thai boys' football team, which was trapped along with their coach for Two Weeks while exploring in the Chiang Rai province.
Promthep's mother has informed the Wat Doi Wao temple in his Home Town in Chiang Rai , which The Team frequented. Some of his teammates from The Cave rescue have also on their Social Media accounts.
The Temple posted condolences to Promthep - also known as Dom - on Facebook on Wednesday. " May Dom 's soul rest in peace, " said The Post , which was accompanied by pictures of the football team with monks.
Zico Foundation, a Thai non-profit that had helped Promthep win a scholarship to study in England, also expressed condolences on Facebook.
Promthep was part of The Wild Boars (Moo Pa in Thai) football team, that had ventured into the Tham Luang cave on 23 June 2018 and was later trapped by rising flood waters.
Promthep was 13 then, while his teammates were aged between 11 and 16.
The Boys and their coach emerged Two Weeks later, after a dramatic search and rescue effort involving nearly 100 Thai and foreign divers.
Tham Luang is Thailand's fourth biggest cave system and was one of The Team 's favourite haunts.
The Rescue made headlines around The World , and various films and books have been made on The Story .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
