Some Chiang Mai residents have started stocking up on emergency supplies after the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) urged the public to keep a ready-packed emergency bag at home. The DDPM’s advice covers six categories: medicine, food, drinking water, communication gear, important documents and clothing. The bag should hold enough to last at least 72 hours, or the first thre … Continued
Residents along the Chiang Mai-Lamphun road say they are living in fear of the next falling tree, after a yang na more than 20 metres tall came down across the road in a thunderstorm and missed a passing motorbike by a fraction of a second. One neighbour has already sold up and left. The tree fell in Nong Hoi subdistrict, Mueang district, on the evening of the storm. Officers from Nong Hoi Subdist … Continued
Eight years of performance art comes to Museum of Something 21 November – 5th December 2026 | Museum of Something, Hang Dong What happens when art responds to the world around us? And what can the human body, movement and shared experience communicate that words sometimes cannot? These are among the questions explored in Responding Performance Art Initiative, an exhibition coming to Museum of Some … Continued
MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center, in collaboration with JR x Dash, invites Beyblade enthusiasts of all ages to join the BEYBLADE TOURNAMENT 2026, taking place on 8th November 2026 at MAYA LIVE, 5th Floor. The tournament promises an exciting day of competition, bringing together BEYBLADE X fans to showcase their skills, challenge fellow players and compete for cash prizes totalling over 20,000 baht. … Continued
Duangtawan Hotel Chiang Mai invites you to experience one of Northern Thailand’s most enchanting cultural celebrations — the Yee Peng Festival, held alongside the traditional Loy Krathong festivities. Known as Yee Peng in Northern Thailand, the tradition of releasing sky lanterns takes place under the full moon of the 12th lunar month. In 2026, this special occasion falls on November 24, offering … Continued
YBL Thailand (Youth Baller League Thailand) has announced the expansion of its youth basketball league into Northern Thailand with the launch of the YBL Thailand Series 1 Northern Conference 2027, offering young athletes the opportunity to develop their skills and compete for a place in the national championship. The initiative aims to provide young basketball players across the northern region wi … Continued
The Royal Thai Air Force is inviting visitors to the Phra Maha That Nopphamethanidon Nopphaphon Phumisiri pagodas on Doi Inthanon to look at the fog, with the cool season now under way. Group Capt Thaksin Chantharasorn, head of the working group at the site, said the lawn in front of the pagodas gives a high view over Mae Chaem district. On a clear day, he said, you can make out the houses below. … Continued
Chiang Mai International Airport has already cancelled 108 flights and shifted the times of another 80 for the Yi Peng festival, and is asking passengers to leave plenty of time to get to the gate. Group Capt Sakan Udon, the airport director, said on November 2 that lanterns, fire balloons and smoke lanterns will go up across the province on November 24 and 25. More than 200,000 are expected insid … Continued
The Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) is throwing a flower festival at the provincial government complex from November 27 to January 3, and it won’t cost anything to get in. Called “Charming Chiang Mai Flower Festival”, the event is themed around the city’s 730-year history and its bid for World Heritage status. It is open daily from 7.30am to 11pm. PAO president Pichai Lertp … Continued
Chiang Mai police raided a pub on Huay Kaew Road on Friday night, finding what they described as around a hundred young people under 20 drinking alcohol inside, at a venue that turned out to have no entertainment licence. The operation, dubbed “Clearing the Graveyard” in keeping with the Halloween season, was ordered by Maj Gen Yuttana Kaenchan, chief of Chiang Mai Provincial Police. It was led on … Continued
