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Artist: Flying Lotus Album: Cosmogramma Rating: In 2008, Flying Lotus released his second album Los Angeles, which cemented his role as a true musical pioneer and has made Cosmogramma one of the most eagerly awaited albums of the year. Not one for the minimalists, Flying Lotus injects acres of artistry into a complex musical journey, where tracks subtlety converge and diverge and blend and fuse, e … Continued

The Dawn of the Dude

Certainly if there’s one thing that sets civilised man apart from his primitive ancestors, it’s furniture. Forget about the wheel and fire and birth control and all that – modern man’s room is always well-tied together with various home furnishings. Even the sloppiest crackhead has a chair, and most likely some sort of shelving. Otherwise the crack gets lost in the carpet! But why is furniture so … Continued

City Talk

A Retiring Attitude

Good fences make good neighbours – Mending Wall, Robert Frost I wonder how many expats living in Thailand make like “Tim the Tool Man” from the popular US TV series of a while back, and talk to their neighbours over their walls or fences every day. Not many I’m afraid. I ask this because I have been hearing a lot lately about expats having troubles with their “bad neighbours”. You’ve heard the sto … Continued

Editorial

This month Citylife celebrates our 19th anniversary – hence the Milestone Issue. Though I am the first to admit that we have certainly had happier birthdays (in spite of my personal feelings about our ex prime minister, he did shower Chiang Mai with love during his time in office, and many businesses would be hard pressed to deny benefit from such largess…those giddy halcyon days), we have certa … Continued

Citylife In-house

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. Do you know if there are any women’s football teams in Chiang Mai? Would it be possible to join one? James … Continued

Your Say

• No Place to Skate! I just wanted to say Thank You! Thank you for representing the X-treme people. It’s about time that they get some notice. I really believe that we (the CM youth) need a skate/bike park here in Chiang Mai. I can’t believe that the local government hasn’t noticed this. The second largest city in Thailand, but nowhere for these extreme warriors to play! The city of Chiang Mai nee … Continued

The Life of Wine

Hyams grew up in the Adelaide Hills, a well known wine growing area of South Australia. After eight years as a sommelier in some of the finest establishments in the country, he won the Australian Sommelier of the Year in 1990. He has been a wine importer, wholesaler and producer for 20 years and was a wine educator at the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School for three years. We are … Continued

What’s Happening?

The US Consulate General…60 Years On

The consulate is an important part of development in Chiang Mai, presently and in times past. Having opened on 10th Dec 1950, the history between Chiang Mai and the Consulate General has been a lengthy, and close, one. The consulate offers more than just visa applications to Thai citizens, it also provides emergency assistance to American citizens involved in situations concerning serious injury o … Continued

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Community Services

Motivated volunteer teachers needed for the Children Animal Awareness Programme for 1-2 hours per week. You will be demonstrating compassion towards animals to school children as well as teaching how to care for pets. A love of animals (especially dogs!) is the best credential! If you are interested, visit www.carefordogs.org, and either contact Soraya Holbrook at 087 002 1792 or soraya@carefordog … Continued

“What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?”

The film “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” is set in the Middle East some two thousand years ago when much of it was under the rule of the Roman Empire. There is a scene where Brother Reg is trying to incite his gang of incompetent freedom fighters to rebel against the occupying Roman army. After a few minutes of debate, he utters the immortal line: “Alright! – but apart from the sanitation, medicine … Continued

A Gem of an Indigo Pearl

The 227 room Indigo Pearl hotel was retrofitted three years ago by the mighty architect and designer Bill Bensley (his previous properties featured in Citylife include Four Seasons Chiang Mai and Four Seasons Tented Camp Chiang Rai, Hotel de la Paix Siem Reap, among many others). Inspired by the property owner’s tin-mining past, the hotel is a tribute to both the island’s tin mining industry as we … Continued

Decade of Decadence

‘November 6th 1999 – somewhere in Sarth East Landan Find dead rat behind fridge in a house we’re demolishing from the inside out; told to remove carcass. All these Victorian houses are being modernised. How did I end up here? I suppose this week will buy me a month where I’m going. Find family photo album of deceased family: depressing. Some guy assures me I can remove asbestos without safety equi … Continued

Seeing Things with Joei

Reporters from a TV station and another magazine impatiently sit outside the offices of Apichatpong’s production company, Kick The Machine, in Bangkok. They’re all waiting to talk to the man who in May picked up the Cannes Film Festival’s most sought after prize, the Palme d’Or, for his film ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’. Catapulted from virtual obscurity, he’s recently become an A … Continued

No Foam for Food

The world through the lens is a curious thing: it can blur, distort; like an infant it has a one-dimensional view of the world; yet at times it can bring the obscured, the unnoticed, into sudden brilliant clarity. When film editor Sawit Prasertphan set out to make a documentary about the Sunday Walking Street, the last thing on his mind was starting an environmental campaign but the camera told a … Continued

Best of Chiang Mai

Milestone, from the founder of Citylife

“Once upon a time…is how we began, but this is not folk-tale but real life, the beginning of what could be a long-term contribution to the multi-cultural life of this city.” So wrote the editor in the first edition of The Chiang Mai Newsletter and Advertiser in early 1992- a time when many of the present staff of Citylife, as the old Newsletter is today called, were still mewling in their nurserie … Continued

Major Roy Hudson: 50 Years in Chiang Mai

Major Roy Hudson, like his ancestors before him, and his children and grandchildren today, has always looked, and wandered, beyond the green shores of England. For 50 years now, Chiang Mai has been his home and many of us residents will have seen him either sitting on his favourite barstool at The Pub – where he has been a patron for over forty years – or, most likely, have read any one of his art … Continued

Lanna Chic

Fashion in Chiang Mai has evolved from a distinctive cultural heritage into modern city couture. This contemporary style owes its allure to an endowment of elegance from the artful textiles of the past. Most prominent in the 19th century, the Lanna textile industry was a thriving force that made a statement about the individuality of northern Thailand and its traditions. Today, fashion in Chiang M … 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

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

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

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

Mother seeks justice after son dies in cow-related road accident

Mon 1st Sep

Kalong Sukjui, a 56-year-old woman, is calling for accountability after her 21-year-old son was killed in a car accident involving a cow. The incident occurred when a cow suddenly ran in front of his motorcycle, causing him to fall and be struck by another vehicle. The accident happened on the Chiang Mai – Hang Dong Outer Ring Road 3, opposite the PTT gas station, at around 7.20 pm on August 26, 2 … Continued

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