Various Artists Hi-Fi Thai Country 3D This album is the second in a series of compilations of contemporary Thai folk from the Baichasong Label, known for its high quality production and the strong musicianship of its session players. What’s particularly notable here is how different these songs sound from the scratchy folk recordings of the past and the current day renditions backed by karaoke-sty … Continued
Many schools including Prince Royal College, Dara College, Montfort College and Sacred Heart College have announced that they will be closed longer than the initially stated 18th January due to fear of the recent Covid-19 surge. Schools now say that they aim to reopen on the 1st February. A total of 72 schools out of the 83 primary schools in Chiang Mai’s region 1 have been closed. Most are still … Continued
The Kusolsongkhor Chiang Mai Rescue, a charitable foundation founded ten years ago to offer free volunteer rescue services to victims of accidents or any other disasters, is soliciting donations to help those suffering from the plunging temperatures. “We were founded ten years ago and have many volunteers, many of whom are students or members of the public who wish to donate their time to help soc … Continued
Following a recent Facebook post by Tee Hit who posted photos of some of the many trees planted around Huay Tung Tao reservoir during last year’s Climate Festival @North event, appearing to be dead, there was an eruption of outrage from the public. To compound matters it was the now-disgraced celebrity life coach Sean Buranahiran who had lead the tree planting initiative last May to great fanfare. … Continued
This Wednesday Maejo University along with representatives from the public health office and Region 5 police witnessed the handing over of 400kgs of organic marijuana to the department of medical services. This is the third handover under this project, which is the first official industrial marijuana production project sanctioned and approved for use for medical purposes in ASEAN. The project, fou … Continued
A hotel in Nimmanhaemin, Soi 12’s Kokotel, has been charged with breaking Covid-19 protocol because it failed to ask its guests to check in on the cm-chana application, required by the government for checking into all venues. The authorities have been doing spot-checks across the city in order to ensure compliance and found that not one person had checked in on the application at Kokotel. Authorit … Continued
ช่วงเวลาของการจิบน้ำชายามบ่าย ส่วนใหญ่เรามักจะเห็นขนมหวานหลากสีสันขนาดน่ารักที่เสิร์ฟมาในรูปแบบที่จัดเรียงเป็นชั้นๆ เพื่อทานคู่กับชา ทว่าชุด Afternoon Tea ของโรงแรม โฟร์ซีซั่น รีสอร์ท เชียงใหม่นั้นมีรูปแบบที่ต่างออกไป เพราะขนมหวานได้ถูกจัดเสิร์ฟมาในตู้กับข้าวขนาดกะทัดรัดสีสันสดใส มาในคอนเซ็ปต์ที่เชื่อมโยงกับวิถีชีวิตของคนไทย ที่ทุกครัวจะต้องมีตู้กับข้าว เป็นตู้แห่งความสุข ที่เปิดมาก็ได้เจอของอร่อย
With so many venues closed following the latest Covid-19 surge, people are getting creative in vying for the fewer paying customers out there. One man whose pub has been forced to close has, for the past two days, been selling 5 baht kanom jeen noodles, creating quite a hullabaloo on social media. Pichet, the owner of this popup restaurant in Santitham says that his nam ngiew noodles use the well- … Continued
As temperatures plummet to single digits, braziers, traditionally used for grilling, are being lit across the city to stave off the cold. The meteorological department says that over the next few days the temperature could drop by a further 3-5 degrees Celsius with strong winds in the mountains dropping temperatures even further. Everyone is asked to dress appropriately, said the public health off … Continued
At the press conference at the provincial hall it was announced that today there have been zero reports of any new cases, maintaining the total number of people in Chiang Mai found with the virus since the beginning of the pandemic at 69. Since the reemergence of the virus over the past few weeks there have been daily reports of infection. Authorities say that they have also donated survival packs … Continued
While there has been some fear across Chiang Mai over the past ten days of a new surge of the virus as the number of people who tested positive rose by a dozen, many are heading out of town and away from any possible exposure, turning camping into a mainstream activity. This past weekend saw many people heading to Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park in Fang, whose peak at 2,285 metres above sea level, s … Continued
