{
  "id": 16592643,
  "title": "Headman apologises after 11 sakura trees cut at Doi Pui as probe widens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/headman-apologises-after-11-sakura-trees-cut-at-doi-pui-as-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T11:07:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/northern-thailand/chiang-mai-headman-apologises-after-11-sakura-trees-cut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After volunteers cut down 15 trees without permission at a popular Chiang Mai viewpoint earlier this month, the local headman apologised today, October 26, and pledged to work with villagers to protect the site. The trees included 11 Thai sakura planted by villagers near a pavilion associated with King Rama IX at Ban Hmong Doi … The story Headman apologises after 11 sakura trees cut at Doi Pui as…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}