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A Night at Healing House: A Safe Space, in a Hidden Place

“We literally live in the house,” he explained to me. I was immediately intrigued. I had been planning to stop by for a while and was excited to finally have a Friday free to check out the place.

Editorial: June 2019

Earlier this year I wrote an editorial promising you change. While I highly doubt you spend much time concerning yourself over Citylife’s imminent changes, some of you have commented to me that you have yet to see any.

Chang Moi Cafés

Chang Moi was an old city street renowned for its rattan. Today, generations-old rattan shops have been replaced by trendy cafes and we decided to check them out.

‘150% People’: Thai, English, and Expanding Selves

In 2001, Ukrainian American linguist Aneta Pavlenko put out a survey asking one simple question: “Do you feel like a different person sometimes when you speak different languages?” She received responses from over one thousand multilingual speakers from around the world — nearly two-thirds of whom responded in the affirmative.

From Haze to Climate Change: A talk with a CMU Scientist

Citylife sat down with Asst. Prof. Dr. Somporn Chatara, Head of Environmental Science Research Centre (ESRC), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, to learn all about their projects which include working with a team of NASA scientists and Taiwanese academics on matters of air pollution.

A Modern Approach to Hospitality Education at ICWW

With humanity’s exponential growth on so many fronts, from science to technology, multiculturalism to progressive social leaps, it is imperative that we prepare our youth, equipping them with the right tools and pathways for learning, so that they can walk into that future with confidence and skills.

A Closer Look at Performing Arts in Chiang Mai: The Budding Dramaturgs of Chiang Mai University

As a first step in my investigation into ‘Thai Theatre’, I decided to turn to a familiar setting to collect information: a university. Chiang Mai University proved to be the perfect place to start, with a thriving Fine Arts department and a brand new Music and Performing Arts programme. I was eager to see what Thai theatre students were learning while preparing for the professional world, and what exactly that professional world entailed.

7 Best Golf Courses in Chiang Mai

To the avid and even casual golfer nothing can be more enjoyable and relaxing than spending a few hours playing a beautifully designed and well maintained 18 or nine-hole course. These seven golf courses are among the finest in the province.

H Innovation for the Future: Hillkoff focus on sustainability

Having succeeded in being the go-to place for all players along the supply chain, Hillkoff has recently taken a step back to reexamining itself and has come to the conclusion that it must change its core business. The change is to become a responsible and sustainable business.

Tigers Strive to Growl not Purr

The scorching summer heat and humidity enveloped 700th Anniversary Stadium like a sticky wet sponge as kickoff time approached for Chiang Mai F.C.’s May 12th home game against Bangkok United.

Casual and Chilled

If you are in the mood to just go somewhere and hang out, then here are a few venues you may want to check out.

New Watering Holes

For many of us, bars are part of our lives: where we meet friends, where we hangout, where we call our second home. Here are a few places where everybody can – if you wish, and not worried about stalkers – know your name.

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Chiang Mai’s cable burial project hits 90% completion

Fri 13th Mar

Chiang Mai Deputy Governor Siwakorn Buapong chaired a progress meeting on the city’s Major Urban Power System Development Project Phase 1, covering the old city moat area, with the underground cabling work now at 90% complete. National Telecom Public Company Limited is leading the communications cable side of the project, currently removing redundant legacy lines — a task 32% done — with traffic m … Continued

Buffalo bought for funeral feast survives sledgehammer, tranquilliser dart and its own funeral

Fri 13th Mar

Police in San Sai district received a report on Thursday evening of a buffalo on the loose in Ban Rong Bon village — the animal having been brought from Mae Taeng district specifically to be slaughtered for a funeral feast. Before the slaughter could proceed, the owner had struck the buffalo three times on the head with a sledgehammer. The animal broke free of its rope and fled across the fields, … Continued

City spruces up in anticipation of the arrival of ICOMOS inspection team 

Fri 13th Mar

With the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) inspectors due to assess Chiang Mai’s UNESCO World Heritage candidacy, the city is scrambling to put its best face forward — and the to-do list is specific. Deputy Governor Siva Tamikanon met with Chiang Mai Municipality and relevant agencies on Wednesday to coordinate landscaping improvements across eight designated cultural heritage … Continued

Maharaj Hospital loses body of infant who died in its care

Thu 12th Mar

Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital has issued a statement after the body of a one-month-old infant who died there in November 2025 was discovered missing from the hospital mortuary in March 2026 — more than three months after his death. The premature boy, born at 30 weeks and weighing just over a kilogram, was transferred from Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai on 7th November 2025 following a partial in … Continued

Creating Precious Memories and Inspiring Young Minds at the 2nd Playground of Happiness for Kids

Wed 11th Mar

On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Satapana Yata, Executive Director of Evolution Skin Co., Ltd., organized a birthday celebration through a meaningful community activity at Wat Don Chan under the theme “The 2nd Playground of Happiness for Kids.” The event aimed to bring joy and inspiration to local children through creative and educational activities in a warm atmosphere filled with smiles. The “Playgroun … Continued

Kids takeover: The Backyard Mahidol hosts a Children’s Bazaar

Tue 10th Mar

The Backyard Mahidol on Mahidol Road opens its Kids Zone to a morning of small-scale commerce and general mayhem, as children aged — well, small — set up stalls selling second-hand toys, handmade crafts and outgrown clothing to whoever wanders past. Beyond the buying and selling, there’s a kids’ stage for singing, dancing and showing off, a clown doing clown things and a face-painting station to k … Continued

Working Professionals Drive Chiang Mai’s Ride-Hailing Demand

Tue 10th Mar

Maxim Thailand has released new user data from Chiang Mai, and the findings offer a fairly unsurprising portrait of who’s keeping the city’s ride-hailing economy moving: working professionals. According to the company’s app data, users aged 26–40 account for 49% of rides in the city — the largest segment by some margin. Usage peaks during after-work and evening hours, suggesting the platform funct … Continued

Man lights small fire in national park, faces hefty fine 

Mon 9th Mar

Authorities in Doi Tao, together with officials from Mae Ping National Park, the Hod–Doi Tao Wildlife Non-Hunting Area, and Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division police, arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of illegally burning forest land near Doi Tao Lake. The suspect, identified as Pitak, from Khon Kaen province, was apprehended after a concerned citizen reported seeing … Continued

Chiang Mai puts 11 million baht where the smoke is

Mon 9th Mar

Chiang Mai’s Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) handed over 10.99 million baht to the Chiang Mai Wildfire and Haze Prevention and Mitigation Foundation on 9th March, in a ceremony presided over by PAO president Phichai Lertpongadisorn. The funds were received by provincial governor Ratthapol Naradisorn, who also chairs the foundation.   The money — supplementing a separate budget from th … Continued

Good Samaritan films vicious attack on delivery rider, suspects surrender same day​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sun 8th Mar

A delivery rider was left unconscious on a roadside after being kicked repeatedly by two men following an apparent road-rage dispute at the Mae Hia traffic light intersection at around 10am yesterday, 7th March. The attack was filmed by a passing good Samaritan whose decision to post the footage online sparked public outrage and ultimately led to the suspects turning themselves in to police the sa … Continued

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