Thai Life Archives - Page 4 of 7 - Chiang Mai Citylife

Where is home?

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

Migrant lives matter: The challenges and prejudices faced by Shan migrant workers

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

The Thai Lottery: it’s more than a game

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

Chiang Mai does cosplay

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

Pet culture on the rise in Chiang Mai

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

The importance of being Thai: giving citizenship where citizenship is due

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

A long life of love

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,

I never got to meet the king. And that is my regret to bear

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.

The old Prince Royal flea markets has become three!

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.