Mainly young Israeli tourists, and travellers from other nationalities too, say Pai police, have been causing disturbances to the local communities and police say that they will now step up measures to protect the daily lives of Pai citizens. Following a couple of disruptive incidents recently, with Israeli tourists making a nuisance at Pai hospital, smoking marijuana on the streets, crashing mot … Continued
The Master English Public Speaking Program, is a public speaking competition organized in collaboration with Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and Ambassador Education Group, successfully took place on February 15th, 2025 at Unity Concord International School, bringing together talented students from various schools to showcase their public speaking skills. This year’s theme challenge … Continued
The director of the Chiang Mai Zoo has announced this year’s Valentine’s Day celebrations as one to honour the love for hornbill birds. There will be activities from today until the 16th at the Chiang Mai Zoo to honour “the hard work hornbills do in spreading seeds, their once in a lifetime love once they pick a life partner and raising awareness about the species.” Children can come to learn all … Continued
The 9th Chiang Mai Blooms festival, under the concept ‘Bloom Together’, will be held through the month across Chiang Mai. RatiLanna Riverside Resort launched the event with the governor of Chiang Mai and a host of other dignitaries last week. Highlights of Chiang Mai Blooms 2025 Chiang Mai Blooms Chef’s Table: We Bloom Together A warm and inviting gathering that captures the spirit of fresh … Continued
Following the announcement this week by Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra that she will study the effects of a potential lifting of alcohol bans between 2pm-5pm as well as on religious holidays, CityNews visited some bars along Loi Koran road, and found some very excited business owners. Along the Loi Kroh road sits around 30 bars and restaurants which rely on alcohol sales, one 66 year old b … Continued
The army has come out to strongly deny current rumours circulating along Thai social media that a shooting practice gone wrong led to the start of a wild fire in Chom Thong District. The fires have been lighting up over the past day, coincidentally following a shooting practice by the army in nearby areas. However, they had nothing to do with the fire, said an army spokesperson.
A piece of ‘Durian Art’ has been spotted for sale online, supposedly by artist Maurizio Cattelan @MCattelan07, at a rather steep price of 169 million baht. Upon closer inspection, however, it appears to be a rather cleverly timed marketing ploy to sell the teak home and gardens which is thrown in with the art piece. This gimmick is hoping to generate some interest in the house for sale and you’ve … Continued
A ceremony was held on 11th February as the Japanese Consul General, Harada Masaru, officially handed over 514,500 baht to purchase a high speed boat for emergency rescue. This boat will mean that no one travels more than two hours to a hospital. The Saladin River runs 43 kilometres along the Thai-Myanmar border, with over 90% of the river running through wild jungle terrain. The mountainous terr … Continued
The traditional samlor, three wheeled bicycle, is slowly peddling away from our city streets, with a reported 31 left in operations. From its heydays in the 80s when there were around 200 samlor peddling around Chiang Mai, these 31 say that most days they are just sitting at home waiting for a phone call. Occasionally they have tour guides and hotels who call them for a job, but there are barely a … Continued