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Now – 9th February BOUND FOR GLORY: AMERICAN IN COLOUR @ 2nd floor, Northern Village, Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport 053 999 199 ext. 1300-8 Featuring black & white and colour photos hosted by the US Consul General to mark the post recession years of the US and its economic renewal and innovation from 1935-44. Now – 17th February ASTRONOMY PHOTO EXHIBITION @ Chiang Mai City Art Center (behin … Continued

City Buzz

A new pearl has been added to Chiang Mai’s party scene. Club 54 is a hip, multi-facetted, cooler than school night club situated near Airport Plaza. It welcomes party_goers of all ages above 18, races and sexual preferences (gay friendly but not exclusive). Club 54 does not have one musical style but plays hip hop, pop, house, etc. from both international and Thai artists. A live band also rocks t … Continued

Citylife In-house

City Sport

This is the Chiang Mai community sports page. Please feel free to send your sports news, results and any announcements you wish to make to james@chiangmaicitylife.com. The Farangutans took a break over the New Year and didn’t play many matches. Their only game came against Lanna International School and was a tight affair all the way. Lanna went ahead within a few minutes with a beautiful shot by … Continued

Community Service

• 01 Informal Northern Thai Group Tuesday, February 9: ‘Stop Global Warming – New Strategies’ – A talk by Michael Tuckson. For more information please call 053 117 319. • 02 Care for Dogs – Dog of the Month – Zoe Zoe was living at Chiang Mai University when we picked her up. She was pregnant and has subsequently had 3 beautiful healthy pups. She is a lovely, calm girl in need of a loving home fore … Continued

City Events

A Retring Attitude

For those of you thinking of setting up a modern communications system, here are some of the options you have for staying in touch with the goings on back home and for keeping connected. Cell phones Go to any shopping mall and you will find dozens of cell phone shops. Simply buy a phone and then buy a card with minutes. Satellite TV If you occasionally need a TV fix then you have the option of sat … Continued

City Talk

This is Thailand

  For those of you with any questions regarding Thailand, Thai culture, history, tourism, laws, rules, food, nightlife, sub-cultures, dating; generally anything as long as it is relevant, we have a panel of three experts who will respond to your enquiries. Email: james@chiangmaicitylife.com. 1. What is the chief occupation of the Thais? Hugh: I am told, agriculture 38.9%,For those of you with … Continued

Book Review

Though Chiang Rai city really is nothing to write home about, Chiang Rai Province is an unsung region with a bountiful number of attractions for visitors: historical temples, rich ethnic diversity, lush national parks, quirky artists, five star hotels, and its fascinating proximity to neighbouring Burma, Laos and China. Chiang Rai’s very first coffee-table book has recently been published, featuri … Continued

Chiang Mai on The WWW

  One of Chiang Mai’s best kept secrets is out. Shoe lovers (and who isn’t one?) can go crazy with Ballet, a long-established business, first in Bangkok and then Chiang Mai, since 1959, which hand makes exquisitely designed and even better yet, butter-soft comfortable shoes for women. Check out their website for their latest designs, though the site is still new and the owners have yet to upl … Continued

City Vibes

Artist: 50 Cent Album: Before I Self Destruct Rating: Before 50 Cent self destructs, he has bestowed upon us this unpretentious, sublime and spiritual collection of beautifully arranged and sumptuously lyrical odes to the tribulations of existence. One’s ear is simply delighted to engage with the delicate harps and flutes of ‘Bitch I’m Sorry’, whilst the poignant metaphors and moving epithets of ‘ … Continued

Your Say

Your say is an open forum for you the reader to express your opinions. Write to: editor@chiangmaicitylife.com, subject: Your say. Letters can be on any subject and priority will be given to letters under 200 words.Letters may be edited for clarity or conciseness. Name and contact details must be supplied. • Solutions, solutions After reading the Chiang Mai tourism article a number of things come t … Continued

Home Ideas

Special Scoop: Varee Chiang Mai School

Valentine Special & Promotions

Le Coq d’Or Restaurant Valentine’s Dinner Menu Seafood au gratin, terrine of duck liver with caramelised pecan nuts, grape chutney and organic micro salad, double boiled beef consommé with truffle raviolis, strawberry sherbet, steamed yellow tail, boiled potatoes and light saffron sauce or roasted pigeon served with black truffle sauce or U.S. tenderloin stuffing porcini mushroom sauce served with … Continued

Keys to Marital Blies

Love, sex and marriage; individually, each word is fine but when combined, the three often seem to be mutually exclusive. I can think about love and the wonderful feelings it generates and one can be in love without having sex or being married. I can think about sex and in fact do so quite often. In fact I did just then. And then. I don’t have to be in love or married to have sex but it is possibl … Continued

Love in the Time of Kitty

Once Love Is The meaning of love has never been an easy nut to crack. Plato waxes philosophical on the matter and tells us there is something absolute, something brilliant, inspiring and pure that two people can mutually feel. Needless to say his treatise on love has been misinterpreted by most modern folk; we tend to think Platonic love means, simply, not having sex. The origins of platonic love … Continued

Until Death Do Us Part

“Women . . . you can’t live with ’em,” he pauses for a moment, looks down at his shoes pensively, then back at the camera and adds, “can yer.” A comic moment from the mouth of Paul Calf, one of British comedian Steve Coogan’s many characters. The scene might work just as well if one of Coogan’s female characters, Pauline Calf, had said the same about men. Statistics point out that in many countrie … Continued

Love in the City

  Hundreds of venues for all price points and palettes to take your girlfriend/gik/lover/huband/date on Valentine’s Day, so Citylife has picked just a handful of as yet unreviewed places to give you an idea of what is out there. For more ideas check out our Valentine’s special Charcoa Mood: Adorably quaint little guesthouse, reminiscent of rustic European villas, in the old city with a petite … Continued

Editorial

Love, Sex, Marriage. I would like to think that I am pretty well versed in all three topics of this month’s issue, but since any form of expertise in the first seems pretentiously guruish, excessive knowledge in the second will simply paint me scarlet (blush blush) and as I have just entered my seventh year of marriage, I would rather not jinx it with any smug-marriedness, so let’s look at all thr … Continued

Tii Naa

Tom and Dot Delaney: 56 years and counting

This portly pair can often be spotted ambling along Nimmanhaemin Road, hands clasped firmly together, heads bent towards each other in conversation. He, gentleman that he is, walks on the road-side of the pavement, instinctively protecting his wife from any possible harm. She, impeccably accessorised at all times, is always dressed in loose brightly-coloured dresses of her own design. To the outsi … Continued

Swallowed by the Green Giant

You don’t need to drive far from Chiang Mai city to be pulled out from underneath your urban blanket of civilised security and propelled into the un- or at least little-explored northern jungles. During the high season, when our city’s inhabitants hit the streets in their best winter woolies carrying balloons, snacks-on-sticks, and wide smiles, I decided it was time to be reunited with the inner a … Continued

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My Life as a Gik

When I first came to Thailand some months ago, I made a big effort to learn some rudimentary Thai. I tried to memorise the more important words for food, drinks, how much…you know, the usual. I kept coming across one word time and again, both at work and at play, and for the life of me couldn’t quite pin down an exact translation: the word was ‘gik’. I have since been told that this is a fairly ne … Continued

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Maejo University develops eco-friendly artificial stones for sustainable landscaping

Mon 8th Sep

Maejo University has developed an innovative and eco-friendly artificial stone made from recycled materials to replace natural stone in landscaping. The Faculty of Architecture at Maejo University, in collaboration with architecture students and interested parties, has developed lightweight and environmentally friendly artificial stones made from recycled materials, including fabric scraps, foam, … Continued

Many Buddhists complain about lazy monks who won’t walk to receive alms

Mon 8th Sep

In the early morning at Chiang Mai Gate Market, Buddhist monks can be seen standing and waiting for people to offer them food, instead of walking on alms rounds as is customary. Each monk remains in place until his alms bowl is full, then transfers the food into a bag and continues standing until late. Local residents reported that monks have been collecting alms at Chiang Mai Gate Market for many … Continued

Three victims get money back following cyber scam 

Sun 7th Sep

Pol Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwphan, Commissioner of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), presented refund checks totaling 424,168 baht to three victims of call centre scams. In the first case, a victim was lured through a Facebook page offering free tea and invited to a Line group promising rewards for money transfers. Police arrested a suspect in Chiang Mai and froze 194,480 baht of the … Continued

Concert in Bangkok raises money for northern forest project

Sun 7th Sep

Thailand Cultural Centre hosted “Concerto of Giving: Virtuoso, Voices and Vision” raising over 400,000 baht for northern projects. This charity concert was organised by the Piano Academy of Bangkok in collaboration with the 159 Chamber Orchestra, the RoLD Fellows network, the Design for Society Centre at Chulalongkorn University (CUD4S), and sponsoring partners. The performance featured 20 interna … Continued

Tourism declines in Chiang Mai, authorities prepare new campaign

Fri 5th Sep

The number of tourists in Chiang Mai has declined. From April to June 2025, the number of Chinese tourists dropped by over 30 percent, raising serious concerns within the local tourism sector. Phatthanong Na Chiang Mai, Deputy Governor for Asia and South Pacific Marketing at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, stated that approximately 6.7 million tourists visited Chiang Mai in the first six months … Continued

Artistry in bloom at Anantara Chiang Mai Resort

Fri 5th Sep

As one of the Lanna capital’s most beautiful hotels – with tranquil lawns that front the Mae Ping River, Zen courtyards, and a magnificent teak mansion that once served as the British consulate – Anantara Chiang Mai Resort is the perfect stage for artistry. On 6 and 13 September, music scholars and students from Prem International School will serenade guests at The Verandah at 1921 House. Highligh … Continued

All hands on deck to rebuild Ban Pang Ung village

Fri 5th Sep

The cleanup of residents’ homes and the entire waterway at Ban Pang Ung in Mae Chaem, after the recent flood and landslide, has made progress. Forty households in disaster-prone areas have requested relocation. The Forest Resource Management Office No. 1, Provincial Office of Natural Resources and Environment Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Irrigation Office, Chiang Mai Department of Public Works and Town … Continued

Mandarin ducks, coy fish and Pygmy goats now added to the flock

Wed 3rd Sep

Following the success of the geese at the moat and the swans at PAO’s park, the PAO has now added ten pairs of mandarin ducks to the park. The ducks were donated by Pa Miang Sub-district in Doi Saket. Not only that the Zoo Aquarium has now donated 100 coy fish to the same lake as the mandarin ducks, in hopes of pleasing the public even further.  As to the Pygmy goats also added to the park by the … Continued

Pioneering soy bean research by Chiang Mai University picked up by anti-ageing industry  

Wed 3rd Sep

Regional Science Park North, Chiang Mai University held a press conference to announce the licensing of its soy extract tablet and skin cream to Winona International Co., Ltd. The university also signed an MOU with the company to enhance research and development of health innovations for practical use in industry and society. Assoc. Prof. Supanimit Teekachunhatean, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Clinica … Continued

90% of 13,698 votes say yes to the geese staying in the moat 

Mon 1st Sep

After a poll which ran for 48 hours saw 13,698 people from all over Chiang Mai and beyond vote on whether or not to keep the ten geese on the moat, following a week long experiment to house the geese moatside while they spent their days eating the overgrown duckweed, 90% said yes. As the city waited for the results of the poll, the geese have been taken away for a health check, vaccination and mic … Continued

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