An Australian tourist made a music video clip to show how much he loves Chiang Mai. He composed a song called “This is my City” and made a video. CHIANGMAI – December 10,2013 [PDN]; Chiangmai online social spread a song clip called This is my City was made by the Australian tourist Pat Kennedy to […]
A number of 1,000 anti-government protesters from Chiang Mai are expected to join the mass rally in Bangkok on Monday, said its leader Wittaya Krongsap. He said that some have already left the northern province by their own cars. The rest will head to Bangkok by tour buses, air and train. Read more: The Nation
Magnitude 2.5 earthquake hits Chiang Mai’s San Kamphaeng district at 10.14am. No reports of damages. News source: MCOT
The red-Shirt Rak Chiang Mai 51 group Monday threatened to seize the Thai PBS relay station in Chiang Mai if Thai PBS does not stop airing statements of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee. About 150 red shirts of the group marched to the station at 1 pm to submit a letter calling for the station […]
CHIANG MAI, Nov 17 – The annual Yi Peng Festival in this northern province this year is expected to generate over Bt1.2 billion in circulation. Wisut Buachum, director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (Chiang Mai Office), said the Yi Peng, or the local Loy Krathong Festival, could attract over 200,000 tourists to the province. The […]
CHIANG MAI, 13 November 2013 (NNT) – The director of Chiang Mai International Airport has voiced concerns over possible accidents that may happen during Yi Peng Lantern Festival, a northern tradition equivalent to Loy Krathong. The director proposed that authorities be informed in advance of any lantern floating activity taking place in the areas close […]
BANGKOK, 21 October 2013 (NNT) – Two juvenile delinquents have been arrested after posting a clip on Youtube that showed one slapping a foreigner on the head with a slipper. The clip quickly went viral and caused much resentment from local Thais, claiming that the action had tarnished Chiang Mai’s tourism image. Police in Chiang […]
BANGKOK, 20 Oct 2013 (NNT) – A Bangkok Airways’ domestic flight bound for Lampang took a detour to Chiang Mai on Sunday morning because of unsuitable weather for safe landing. The 70-seat airplane was scheduled to land at Lampang airport at 7.50am but it could not penetrate the massive pressure system, thick fog and clouds. […]
