Tag: Days of Yore

Khao Chae was adopted by the Royal Kitchens during the reign of King Rama V. It is a typical Royal Thai cuisine summer dish and difficult to make.

The Chinese tourism boom is nothing new, Chiang Mai has a relationship with China that stretches back over centuries.

The elephant has a revered position in Thai life but in the modern world things are not straightforward and Thailand's elephant issues are complicated.

Pim Kemasingki looks at the history and talks to the guardians of Chiang Mai's Foreign Cemetery.

Pim Kemasingki & Thitika Tananchai take a look at Lanna Northern Thai culture, what it is and how it developed.

Chiang Mai and Kengtung in Myanmar have had a close and complicated relationship for over seven centuries. Pam Supasaen looks at the history and the now.

A history with pictures of the McKean Rehabilitation Centre in Chiang Mai, a former leper colony on its own island on the Ping River.

The Jewish community has deep roots in Thailand. Rebecca Ezin takes a look at that history and the Jewish community living in Chiang Mai today.

Citylife reported on a convention of 7,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses and takes a look at the history of the religious group in Chiang Mai.

Calista MacHarrie interviews Bunthun Sitthipaisan, one of Thailand’s last and most renowned sword makers who still makes swords using traditional methods.

Mae Salong was settled by soldiers from a 'lost regiment' of nationalist Kuomintang troops who fled Chian in 1949. This is their story.

In 2000 it was noted that the urban area of Chiang Mai increased from 15 km2 in 1952 to 339 km2, 12 years on the city continues to expand and swallow surrounding