Tag: Thai Life

So is Chiang Mai my home? Living here for 10 years surely suggests that it is. But what is a home? The definition is a noun meaning ‘the place where one lives

Unlike the distrust created through centuries of conflict with the Burmese, the Shans have assimilated extremely well into Thailand, especially here in Chiang Mai.

Lottery ticket sellers are everywhere you look. Marie McCoy-Thompson looks at why the lotto is such a ubiquitous part of Thai life.

Cosplay is more popular than ever in Chiang Mai. An intrigued Thitika Tananchai, looks into who and why.

Helen Holliday looks at pet culture in Chiang Mai and how it is changing.

Pim Kemasingki investigates the struggles of ethnic minorities and stateless people living in Thailand as they strive for Thai citizenship.

In 1954 Tawee and Jansom Funtem, two childhood friends who used to play in the rice fields and walk the seven kilometres into town together on the weekends,

Like most of the 70 million people in this kingdom, I was born under the reign of Rama IX and frankly I am all the better for it.

Earlier this year fans of the flea market were saddened to learn that the Prince Royal market had been closed. Fear not instead of one there are now three.

Fortune telling has been practiced for hundreds of years. Since the beginning of time, humans have yearned to know their destiny.

People are excited to start the week on Mondays and always celebrate TGIF on Fridays, while Wednesdays are just there, in the middle.

Lamphun has a deep-rooted community spirit that extends across the city, with people becoming involved with things in their local community.